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WGUS74 KSJT 151427

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

922 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2005



TXC081-431-151930-

STERLING TX-COKE TX-

922 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR COKE AND

NORTHERN STERLING COUNTIES...



AT 920 AM CDT...COKE COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT STATE HIGHWAY 

158 TEN MILES WEST OF ROBERT LEE IS FLOODED. OFFICIALS ARE EXPECTED 

TO CLOSE THE ROAD AND ARE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ROADS ACROSS THE 

COUNTIES IN THE WARNED AREA.



RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS STERLING AND COKE COUNTIES.  ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF AND CREATE MORE RISES IN THE CREEKS 

AND RIVERS ACROSS THE AREA.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT.



LAT...LON 3170 10122 3172 10023 3206 10025 3207 10123



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