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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

529 PM CDT FRI SEP 1 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CULBERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...



* UNTIL 830 PM CDT(730 PM MDT)



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PINE   

SPRINGS...VAN HORN...PLATEAU AND KENT



* AT 525 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING OVER SOUTHERN CULBERSON 

COUNTY.  THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NORTHWARD 

TOWARD THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS DURING THE EVENING.  MOVEMENT OF THE 

ACTIVITY IS EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.  THE SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT 

STATE ROUTE 54 IS CLOSED FROM NORTH OF VAN HORN TO ROUTE 62/180 DUE 

TO FLOODING.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WHICH COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL

FOR FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.



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.



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

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



LAT...LON 3072 10490 3114 10414 3198 10404 3195 10488



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