Urgent - Immediate Broadcast Requested
Flood Watch
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/santa Teresa Nm
433 Am Mdt Fri Sep 5 2014

...Flash Flood Watch CANCELLED

.a Very Moist Tropical Air Mass Has Moved into the Region Numerous Showers and Thunderstorms Expected Today through Sunday. Rain Amounts of An Inch to as Much as Four Inches May Occur Through the Weekend. Thunderstorms Will Be Efficient Rain
Producers...capable of Producing a Lot of Rainfall in a Very Short Period of Time...which Will Lead to Excessive Runoff. There Is Potential for Flash Flooding along Drainages...small Streams And Normally Dry Arroyos and Low Water Crossings.

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-
Western El Paso County-Eastern/central El Paso County-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-
Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/western Hudspeth Counties-
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
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...downtown...
West El Paso...upper Valley...fort Bliss...socorro...
East and Northeast El Paso...hueco Tanks...loma Linda...
Dell City...cornudas...salt Flat...sierra Blanca...fabens...
Tornillo...fort Hancock
433 Am Mdt Fri Sep 5 2014

...Flash Flood Watch CANCELLED

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

* Flash Flood Watch for Portions of Nm and Tx...including the
Following Areas...in Nm...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. in Tx...eastern/central El Paso County...northern
Hudspeth Highlands/hueco Mountains...rio Grande Valley of
Eastern El Paso/western Hudspeth Counties...rio Grande Valley
of Eastern Hudspeth County...salt Basin...southern Hudspeth
Highlands and Western El Paso County.

* through Sunday Night

* a Very Moist Tropical Air Mass Is Present Over the Affected Area
and Is Expected to Persist through Sunday. Numerous Showers And
Thunderstorms Are Expected Develop with Heavy Rainfall Potential.
Excessive Runoff from Heavy Rainfall May Produce Flash Flooding
in Flood Prone Areas.

* 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. People Living In
Flood Prone Areas Should Be Prepared to Take Action if Rising
Water Is Seen.

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.