Northern Lea County

Flood Watch / Flood Statement
Statement as of 1:45 PM MDT on May 14, 2012

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 1 am CDT /midnight
MDT/ Tuesday...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of southeast New Mexico and Texas... including the
following areas... in southeast New Mexico... central Lea
County... Eddy County plains... Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy
County... northern Lea County and southern Lea County. In
Texas... Andrews... Borden... Crane... Davis/Apache Mountains
area... Dawson... Ector... Gaines... Glasscock... Guadalupe
Mountains... Howard... Loving... Martin... Midland... Mitchell...
Pecos... Reagan... Reeves County and upper trans Pecos...
Scurry... Terrell... Upton... Ward and Winkler.

* Until 1 am CDT /midnight MDT/ Tuesday

* heavy rainfall of 1 to 2 inches per hour... with localized
higher amounts.

* Periods of heavy rainfall are expected to last into tonight.
Runoff from this rainfall may result in flash flooding of
roads... low water crossings... creeks and streams... and urban
areas.

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.





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