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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

549 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005



TXC437-130015-

SWISHER TX-

549 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR SWISHER

COUNTY...



AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS 

LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF CLAYTONVILLE. THE STORM IS MOVING SLOWLY 

EAST.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR COMBINED WITH SATELLITE 

INDICATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN 

ACROSS SOUTHEAST SWISHER COUNTY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL 

PRODUCE ANOTHER ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL THROUGH 7 

PM...WHICH WILL ONLY EXACERBATE EXISTING FLOOD PROBLEMS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 3439 10178 3432 10175 3431 10161 3433 10149

      3443 10148 3456 10148 3460 10157 3453 10169



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