Weather Alert in New Mexico
Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 1:16PM MDT until August 2 at 4:15PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
AREAS AFFECTED: Otero, NM
DESCRIPTION: FFWEPZ The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Otero County in south central New Mexico... * Until 415 PM MDT. * At 116 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, highways, streets as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Water will be flowing down the east side of the Sacramento Mountains towards Mayhill. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sacramento, Mayhill, James Canyon and Cox Canyon. This includes the following streams and drainages... Chiquita Creek, Agua, Cox Canyon and Penasco Rio.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
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Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
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cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
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Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet
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What do they indicate?
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