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WGUS74 KLUB 130228

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

924 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005



TXC045-153-189-437-130315-

SWISHER TX-BRISCOE TX-FLOYD TX-HALE TX-

924 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR HALE...

FLOYD...BRISCOE AND SWISHER COUNTIES...



AT 924 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY 

PARTS OF BRISCOE AND FLOYD COUNTIES.  RADAR AND SATELLITE ESTIMATES 

SHOW THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES MAY HAVE FALLEN OVER 

PARTS OF SOUTHWEST BRISCOE AND NORTHWEST FLOYD COUNTIES.  ONE 

RAINFALL REPORT EAST OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN AT CAPROCK CANYONS STATE 

PARK SHOWED 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN BY 9 PM WITH HEAVY RAIN 

CONTINUING TO FALL. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SOUTH 

PLAINS...CLAYTONVILLE...VALLEY SCHOOLS...CAPROCK CANYON STATE PARK...

SILVERTON AND QUITAQUE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3422 10173 3419 10108 3434 10098 3455 10097

      3440 10172



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