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NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued September 29 at 1:47PM MDT until September 29 at 4:45PM 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...
A Dam Break on the McLeod Arroyo below McLeod Dam in...
Northwestern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 445 PM MDT.

* At 147 PM MDT, dam operators and county officials reported the
imminent failure of McLeod Dam.

FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for McLeod Dam. This is a PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding from the imminent failure
of McLeod Dam.

SOURCE...Dam operator.

IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER
GROUND NOW!

* Rural areas between Garfield and Salem, including portions of
Highways 187 and 390, and along Garfield Drain, Garfield Canal, and
other drainage and irrigation ditches.

Severity
Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
This month
1727th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
Source: NWS / NOAA weather

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