Flood Warning issued October 29 at 9:40PM MDT until October 30 at 3:45AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
- Level
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- Region
- North America
- Category
- Weather
- Source
- NWS / NOAA weather
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Central El Paso County in western Texas...
* WHEN...Until 345 AM MDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Expect many
areas of slow moving or standing water.
* additional Details...
- At 937 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly
in the warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has fallen.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected. Earlier rainfall from the Homestead Meadows area will
trickle down through one narrow basin. Water is expected to flow
between the SISD Student Activities Complex and Eastlake.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Far East El Paso and Socorro.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
- This month
- 1836th Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days