Flood Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED AN * ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN... SIERRA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SILVER CITY... NORTHWESTERN HIDALGO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO... NORTHERN LUNA COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO... * UNTIL 930 PM MDT * AT 523 PM MDT...WIDESPREAD SLOW-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING OVER THE GILA REGION AND SURROUNDING HIGH COUNTRY. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR OVER LOCALIZED AREAS. HEAVY RAINS AND EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL INUNDATE ARROYOS...TYPICALLY QUIET SMALL STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...AND LOW SPOTS ALONG ROADS IN HIGHER TERRAIN. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AND WILL SLOWLY MAKE THEIR WAY INTO LOWLAND AREAS IN TIME.