Aviso de inundación repentina

FFWEPZ

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Salt Fire Burn Scar in...
Northern Otero County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 1100 AM MDT.

* At 907 AM MDT, Emergency management reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain over the Salt Fire Burn Scar. Between 0.5 and
1 inch of rain has fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly. Excessive rainfall over the burn scar
will result in debris flow moving through the Salt Fire Burn Scar,
into canyons flowing north towards Cherokee Bill Canyon and US
Highway 70. These side canyons include Bear, Snow, and Fence
Canyons. Portions of Highway 70 between Apache Summit and the
Lincoln County line may be impacted. The debris flow can consist of
rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms in and around the
Salt Fire Burn Scar.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

IMPACT...Flooding of areas in and around the Salt Fire Burn Scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Snow Canyon, Bear Canyon, Fence Canyon and Portions of US Highway
70 between Apache Summit and the Otero-Lincoln County Line.