500 WGUS44 KMAF 202044 FLWMAF BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 244 PM MDT Sun Oct 20 2024 ...The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa TX has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in New Mexico... Pecos River near Pecos River near Artesia, NM affecting Eddy County. For the Pecos River...including Pecos River near Artesia, NM... Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 245 AM MDT. && NMC015-210845- /O.NEW.KMAF.FL.W.0009.241021T0900Z-241022T1400Z/ /ATSN5.1.ER.241021T0900Z.241021T1800Z.241022T0200Z.NO/ 244 PM MDT Sun Oct 20 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Pecos River near Pecos River near Artesia, NM. * WHEN...From late tonight to Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, the river reaches bankfull. Overbank flooding occurs about 1/2 mile upstream from the gage and spreads onto the flood plain. As a result, river width increases to approximately 1 mile in some reaches. Minor flooding of low-lying areas occurs, but no significant damage is expected. At 12.5 feet, the river reaches minor flood stage. Structures at Wilbank Trucking, Inc., located approximately 1/4 mile east of the gage, begin to flood. At 13.5 feet, the river reaches the floor of the instrument shelter. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:15 PM MDT Sunday the stage was 6.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 12.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 12.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 12.5 feet. - Flood History...No available flood history. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (feet): Fld Observed Sun Mon Mon Mon Location Stg Stg Day/Time 6pm 12am 6am 12pm Pecos River Pecos River near Art 12.5 6.6 Sun 2pm 11.3 12.3 12.7 12.8 && LAT...LON 3297 10443 3297 10423 3285 10425 3265 10423 3264 10443 $$ David Hennig