Expires:201009231745;Remove:201009231745;355961 WGUS64 KEPZ 230945 FFAEPZ FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 345 AM MDT THU SEP 23 2010 ......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS MORNING... .DEEP MOISTURE IN AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS WHILE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL GENERATE SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS MORNING. A FEW STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALLS WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. NMZ024-025-TXZ055-056-231745- /O.CON.KEPZ.FF.A.0006.000000T0000Z-100923T1800Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- EL PASO-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT... TIMBERON...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 345 AM MDT THU SEP 23 2010 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT. IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...EL PASO AND HUDSPETH. * UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY * DEEP MOISTURE IN AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS CONTINUES TO FLOW INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS WHILE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL GENERATE SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS MORNING. A FEW STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALLS WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. REMEMBER NEVER ATTEMPT TO WALK OR DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADS BUT INSTEAD TURN AROUND AND SEEK ALTERNATE ROUTES OF TRAVEL. && $$ ROGASH