THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED AN
* ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL LUNA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...
NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 1115 PM MDT
* AT 311 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE SILVER FIRE BURN SCAR...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ON
THE WAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE BURN AREA SHOULD RANGE FROM
0.50 TO 1.0 INCHES IN THE NEXT HOUR. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE
FLOODING IN CANYONS AND DRAINAGES THAT FLOW INTO THE MIMBRES
RIVER... INCLUDING MCKNIGHT...NOONDAY...AND GALLINAS CANYONS. THE
MIMBRES RIVER WILL ALSO SEE ENHANCED FLOWS SEVERAL HOURS FROM
NOW...ENOUGH TO MAKE RIVER CROSSINGS DANGEROUS EAST AND SOUTH OF
STATE HIGHWAY 35.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SAN LORENZO...
COONEY...
CAMP THUNDERBIRD...
SHERMAN...
SAN JUAN...
FAYWOOD...
MIMBRES...
IRON CREEK CAMPGROUND...
ROCKY CANYON CAMPGROUND...
BLACK CANYON CAMPGROUNDS...
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
THIS FLOOD ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A FLASH FLOOD
WARNING...ESPECIALLY IF RAINFALL AMOUNTS SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEED 1 INCH
OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE BLACK RANGE LATER TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW
INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.