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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

820 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2005



TXC033-115-227-335-415-270300-

SCURRY-BORDEN-DAWSON-HOWARD-MITCHELL-

820 PM CDT TUE JUL 26 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR MITCHELL...

HOWARD...SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON...BORDEN AND SOUTHERN SCURRY COUNTIES...



AT 818 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A SHIELD OF PRECIPITATION POTENTIALLY PRODUCING FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.  THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS NOW 

OCCURRING OVER NORTHEAST SCURRY COUNTY.



SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING 

INCLUDE...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...VINCENT...COLORADO CITY...AND LAMESA.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. TURN

AROUND... DONT DROWN.



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

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



LAT...LON 3253 10199 3252 10169 3215 10168 3214 10119

      3214 10071 3252 10071 3280 10070 3281 10148

      3281 10198



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