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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX


630 PM CDT FRI AUG 11 2006





NMC015-120145-


EDDY-


530 PM MDT FRI AUG 11 2006





...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR


NORTHEASTERN EDDY COUNTY...





AT 528 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OF 


AREAS NEAR LAKEWOOD.  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING HAVE 


WEAKENED OVER THE WARNED AREA...HOWEVER...AREAS ARE STILL FLOODED SO 


WILL ALLOW FLASH FLOOD WARNING TO CONTINUE.





LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOCO 


HILLS...ARTESIA...LAKEWOOD...U.S. HIGHWAY 82 EAST OF ARTESIA...AND 


EDDY COUNTY ROAD 31 SOUTH OF ARTESIA.





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.





A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.


IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.


RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE


PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS


SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY


AUTOMOBILE.





LAT...LON 3233 10436 3226 10383 3296 10381 3288 10432





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