Issued at 2:04 PM CDT, Tue Sep 16, 2008

For Guadalupe Mountains Of Eddy County, Eddy County Plains, Northern Lea County, Central Lea County, Southern Lea County, Gaines, Dawson, Borden, Scurry, Andrews, Martin, Howard, Mitchell, Van Horn And Highway 54 Corridor, Reeves County And Upper Trans Pecos, Loving, Winkler, Ector, Midland, Glasscock, Ward, Crane, Upton, Reagan, Davis/Apache Mountains Area, Pecos, Presidio Valley, Marfa Plateau, Big Bend Area, Terrell and Guadalupe Mountains:

RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE FROM PRESIDIO TO JOHNSON RANCH DUE TO WATER RELEASES FROM THE LUIS LEON RESERVOIR IN MEXICO. SOME LOCATIONS ALONG THE RIVER FROM PRESIDIO AND DOWNSTREAM ARE REACHING MAJOR FLOOD LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE. HIGHWAY 170 REMAINS CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC AND THERE MAY BE COUNTY ROADS THAT ARE IMPASSABLE AS WELL. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING IN THIS AREA.

Spotter Information:

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.