Flash Flood Warning
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
335 PM MDT Sat Jun 28 2025

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

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  The Trout fire burn scar in...
  North Central Grant County in southwestern New Mexico...

* Until 530 PM MDT.

* At 335 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain over the Trout fire burn scar. Between 0.2 and 0.5
  inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.2 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 Trout Fire Burn Scar, into canyons flowing
towards Sapillo Creek, including Meadow Creek, Hill Canyon, and
Skates Canyon, and flowing towards the Mimbres River, including
Three Circle, Soldiers, Cottonwood, and Bear Canyons. Sapillo Creek
on BOTH SIDES of Lake Roberts, and the upper Mimbres River will also
be impacted. The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation
and other loose materials.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding in and around the Trout fire
           burn scar.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
           the Trout fire burn scar.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Lake Roberts, Three Circle Canyon, Soldiers Canyon, Allie Canyon,
  Bear Canyon, Gattons Park, Cottonwood Canyon, Hill Canyon, Shingle
  Canyon, Meadow Creek, Mimbres River Preserve, Mimbres, Lake
  Roberts Heights, Trout Valley and Camp Thunderbird.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Trout Creek, Bear Creek, Sapillo Creek, Stephens Creek, Mimbres
  River, Meadow Creek, Copperas Creek, Lampbright Draw, East Fork
  Mimbres River, Hanover Creek and West Fork Mimbres River.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause
extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and
ditches in the Trout fire burn scar. Severe debris flows can also be
anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in
places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.

&&

LAT...LON 3292 10817 3294 10817 3295 10821 3298 10822
      3299 10822 3303 10823 3304 10824 3305 10824
      3305 10822 3304 10816 3302 10809 3298 10805
      3296 10801 3287 10797 3285 10795 3284 10797
      3286 10803 3287 10813

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

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