Showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the mid 80s. Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
... Flash Flood Watch now in effect through Sunday afternoon...
The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect 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 Sunday afternoon
* moist tropical moisture is likely to produce isolated areas of heavy rainfall and possible flooding.
* Flooding of arroyos and urban areas are possible. Also certain areas such as Deming have had significant rainfall events in the past week and this additional expected rainfall will not be absorbed as effectively and hence increase the runoff of rain.
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.
Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 6:57 AM MDT on July 26, 2008
... Moderate to occasional heavy rainfall developing across West Texas and south central New Mexico this morning...
The remnants of Dolly have moved up to the El Paso Metro area and south central New Mexico. The center of the tropical circulation is about 20 miles south of El Paso at this time and is forecast to move very slowly north-northwest. Radar is showing a broad area of around one-third of an inch of rain has fallen across most of El Paso... western Hudspeth... southwestern Otero... and southern Dona Ana counties. Bands of heavier showers are rotating around the circulation and have dropped from one-half to one inch of rain from about Fort Hancock across portions of El Paso to Santa Teresa.
This rainfall is expected to spread to most of the rest of southern New Mexico today... and a Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Sunday afternoon for all of southern New Mexico and far West Texas.
