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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

826 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2005



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LEA-

726 PM MDT SAT SEP 17 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR

CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...



AT 700 PM CDT...THE HOBBS POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED FLOODING IN 

HOBBS.  WATER WAS OVER THE CURBS ON PORTIONS OF ALTO... GRIMES... 

BENDER...AND FOWLER STREETS.  AT 715 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER 

SPOTTERS REPORTED WATER ACCUMULATING TO THE DEPTH OF 3 TO 4 INCHES 

IN ESTABLISHMENT PARKING LOTS 6 MILES NORTH OF HOBBS.    



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.



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

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



LAT...LON 3237 10363 3251 10308 3294 10307 3272 10374



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