... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through late tonight...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of south central New Mexico and southwest Texas...
including the following areas... in south central New Mexico...
Sierra County lakes region... southern desert... southern
Sacramento Mountains and Tularosa basin/southern desert. In
southwest Texas... El Paso and Hudspeth.
* Through late tonight
* moist unstable air continues to flow into southern New Mexico
and western Texas while a cold front extends into the region. An
upper level disturbance will move into the area this afternoon
and tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing.
Slow storm movement will result in areas of very heavy
rainfalls. Many of the storms will produce rainfall of around
one inch in less than an hour... and a few of the storms may
produce two to three inches of rainfall.
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.
Rogash