Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested Flood Watch
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa Nm
433 Am Mdt Thu Aug 14 2014

...Heavy Rainfall May Lead To Areas Of Flooding Through This Evening...

.a Deep Plume Of Moisture Will Continue To Flow Over The Area Today. Unstable Conditions Could Lead To Scattered To Numerous Showers And Thunderstorms Producing Heavy Rainfall Through This Evening. Excessive Runoff From The Rain May Lead To Flash Flooding Along Drainages...Arroyos...Small Streams And Low Water Crossings. In Addition...ponding Of Water Will Occur In Poorly Drained Low Lying Areas And Roadways.

Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/black Range-
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands Of The Bootheel-
Uplands Of The Bootheel-Southwest Desert/mimbres Basin-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-
Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/mesilla Valley-
Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-
Including The Cities Of...gila Hot Springs...buckhorn...
Mule Creek...cliff...silver City...lake Roberts...kingston...
Fort Bayard...mimbres...faywood...hurley...grant County Airport...
Lordsburg...redrock...virden...animas...hachita...
Antelope Wells...cloverdale...deming...columbus...hillsboro...
Winston...truth Or Consequences...derry...spaceport...garfield...
Hatch...radium Springs...las Cruces...vado...sunland Park...
Alamogordo...tularosa...white Sands Monument...orogrande...
White Sands Range Headquarters...chaparral...mescalero...
Mountain Park...timberon...cloudcroft...sunspot...apache Summit...
Mayhill...sacramento...pinon...crow Flats
433 Am Mdt Thu Aug 14 2014

...flash Flood Watch In Effect Through This Evening...

The National Weather Service In El Paso Tx/santa Teresa Has
Issued A

* Flash Flood Watch For A Portion Of Nm...including The
Following Areas...central Tularosa Basin...east Slopes
Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet...eastern Black Range
Foothills...lowlands Of The Bootheel...northern Dona Ana
County...otero Mesa...sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet...
Sierra County Lakes...southern Dona Ana County/mesilla
Valley...southern Gila Foothills/mimbres Valley...southern
Gila Highlands/black Range...southern Tularosa Basin...
Southwest Desert/lower Gila River Valley...southwest
Desert/mimbres Basin...uplands Of The Bootheel...upper Gila
River Valley And West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500
Feet.

* Through This Evening

* Scattered To Numerous Showers And Thunderstorms Capable Of
Producing Heavy Rainfall Of One To Two Inches In A Short Period
Of Time. Excessive Runoff From Heavy Rain Cloud Lead To
Flooding.

* Normally Dry Arroyos And Streams Could Be Quickly Filled With
Fast Moving Water...mud And Debris. Low Water Crossing Roadways
Could Become Impassable. Flooding Of Poorly Drained Streets And
Intersections Is Possible For Urban Areas.

Precautionary/preparedness Actions...

A Flash Flood Watch Means That Conditions May Develop That Lead
To Flash Flooding. Flash Flooding Is A Very Dangerous Situation.

You Should Monitor Later Forecasts And Be Prepared To Take Action
Should Flash Flood Warnings Be Issued.