... Flash Flood Watch in effect through Friday evening...
The National Weather Service in El Paso TX/Santa Teresa has
issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of New Mexico and southwest
Texas... including the following areas... in New Mexico... Sierra
County lakes region... southern desert... southern Sacramento
Mountains... southwest desert/bootheel... southwest
desert/Mimbres basin... Southwest Mountains/lower Gila region
and Tularosa basin/southern desert. In southwest Texas... El
Paso and Hudspeth.
* Through Friday evening
* a upper level disturbance will move slowly west across the
region through Friday night. Rainfall amounts of one to two
inches with several storms during this period with as much as
three inches possible in a few spots.
* Flooding of several area arroyos and roadways can be expected
with possible flooding of some residences and businesses.
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.