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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
537 PM MDT Mon Oct 2 2023

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  South Central Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 845 PM MDT.

* At 537 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain moving into Walnut Canyon from the south. The expected 
  rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. This will exacerbate 
  earlier flash flooding in the canyon.

  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...
  Whites City and Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Crooked Creek, Red Bluff Draw, Black River and Dark Canyon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law 
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National 
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3222 10457 3222 10434 3211 10429 3211 10436
      3215 10438 3215 10457

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

James DeBerry