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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued July 17 at 5:50PM MDT until July 17 at 8:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM

FFWEPZ

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Otero County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 815 PM MDT.

* At 550 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
mainly rural areas of West Central Otero County north of Orogrande
on portions of US-54.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
2578th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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