

000 

WGUS74 KMAF 070226

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

921 PM CDT FRI MAY 6 2005



NMC015-070345-

EDDY-

821 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL

EDDY COUNTY...



AT 815 PM MDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED THAT FLOODING

OF STREETS HAD DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD. 

THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOODING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE 

COUNTY. HOWEVER LOCATIONS EAST OF CARLSBAD...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 128

AND NEW MEXICO ROUTE 31...MAY STILL HAVE RESIDUAL HIGH WATER PRODUCING

FLASH FLOODING FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING. 



FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...LOW

WATER CROSSINGS... AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE

ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.



LAT...LON 3225 10425 3224 10381 3284 10381 3281 10428



$$

