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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
430 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

NMC017-029-190415-
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Grant NM-Luna NM-
430 PM MDT Fri Jul 18 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE MIMBRES RIVER UNTIL
1015 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Small stream flooding.

* WHERE...Portions of the Mimbres River in Grant and Luna Counties
  in New Mexico.

* WHEN...Until 1015 PM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of river fords and low water crossings on
  public roads and private driveways is expected, and may cut off
  access to homes and farms on the left bank of the river. Flooding
  may also impact the area near the Royal John Mine Road bridge at
  the confluence of the Mimbres River and Gallinas Canyon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 430 PM MDT, Heavy rain over the Trout Fire burn scar has
    led the Mimbres River to spike to near 6.3 feet, or 2000 cfs
    at the river gauge below Bear Canyon Dam and above Mimbres.
    Heavy rain has also fallen over upper Gallinas Canyon,
    Gavilan Canyon and other side canyons that flow into the
    Mimbres. More significant impacts could occur if high flows
    on the Mimbres and high flows from the side canyons meet at
    the same time. The most sensitive area for this is near the
    Royal John Mine Road bridge.
  - Please report flooding impacts to law enforcement or
    emergency management, as there are no additional gauges along
    the river below Mimbres, making monitoring difficult.
  - Some locations that may experience flooding include...
    Faywood, San Lorenzo, Sherman, San Juan and Mimbres.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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LAT...LON 3264 10787 3269 10786 3276 10792 3284 10798
      3287 10799 3288 10797 3282 10792 3277 10789
      3273 10785 3268 10782 3261 10785 3258 10790
      3250 10791 3250 10794 3259 10793


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