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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1015 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005



TXC227-151645-

HOWARD-

1015 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR HOWARD

COUNTY...



AT 934 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING

IN THE CITY OF BIG SPRING. BEALS CREEK WAS REPORTED TO BE FLOODED

NEAR THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE CENTER OF TOWN. FLOODING WAS ALSO

REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF 6TH STREET AND CIRCLE STREET AND 

AT THE INTERSECTION OF 2ND STREET AND DENTON STREET. 



AT 1010 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

TO INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING ACROSS THE COUNTY. 

THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR...WHICH WILL

AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOODING IN THE CITY OF BIG SPRING AND ALSO 

INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTY.



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

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

ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



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

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



LAT...LON 3210 10169 3210 10118 3251 10119 3251 10168



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