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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

411 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2005



TXC243-377-131030-

PRESIDIO-JEFF DAVIS-

411 AM CDT THU OCT 13 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 AM CDT FOR JEFF

DAVIS AND NORTHERN PRESIDIO COUNTIES...



AT 401 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT

MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVED INTO EASTERN JEFF DAVIS 

COUNTY...AND HAD TAPERED OFF OVER THE REMAINDER OF JEFF DAVIS AND 

NORTHERN PRESIDIO COUNTIES. HOWEVER...AREAS OF MODERATE RAINFALL 

STILL PERSIST WITH LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THESE 

LOCATIONS. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS 

ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTY.



RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF ARROYOS AND 

DRAWS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY TRIGGER 

ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...LOW WATER CROSSINGS... AND LOW 

LYING FARMLAND IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



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...CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 

OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.



LAT...LON 3026 10468 2971 10455 3000 10380 3041 10381

      3056 10360 3069 10349 3085 10371 3108 10412

      3077 10470



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