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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

229 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2006



TXC335-040930-

MITCHELL TX-

229 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN MITCHELL COUNTY...



AT 227 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE 

WARNED AREA HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY.  FLASH FLOODING IS STILL 

POSSIBLE FROM RUNOFF...ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND ALONG 

SECONDARY ROADS.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LORAINE...

CUTHBERT AND COLORADO CITY



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



LAT...LON 3229 10098 3210 10068 3252 10066 3252 10117



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