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Published: 19 September 2013 19 September 2013

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
209 PM MDT THU SEP 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...

* UNTIL 415 PM MDT


* AT 208 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  SILVER CITY...
  LAKE ROBERTS...
  GILA HOT SPRINGS...
  MANGAS SPRINGS...
  LITTLE WALNUT VILLAGE...
  ARENAS VALLEY...
  COBRE...
  FIERRO...
  HANOVER...
  NORTH HURLEY...
  SAPILLO CAMPGROUND...
  MCMILLAN CAMPGROUND...
  CHERRY CREEK CAMPGROUND...
  COPPERAS VISTA...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO
CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.