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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

530 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006



TXC243-190045-

JEFF DAVIS-

530 PM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006



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

DAVIS COUNTY...



AT 515 PM CDT...A SPOTTER REPORTED THAT NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD 

FALLEN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS RESORT. 

ALSO...OVER 1 INCH OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER THE LAST HOUR AT THE FORT 

DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 



AT 522 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

DETECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE 

CENTRAL PART OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE LOCATED 

ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 118 NEAR THE MCDONALD OBSERVATORY. MOVEMENT WAS 

NORTH AT AROUND 10 MPH.



TORRENTIAL HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF ARROYOS 

AND DRAWS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THESE HEAVY RAINS MAY 

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. WATER 

FLOWING DOWN THE MOUNTAINS MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS. CAMPERS AND 

HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR CREEKS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF 

FLOODING IS OBSERVED.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3064 10498 3040 10383 3065 10344 3110 10411



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