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000 

WGUS54 KMAF 022327

FFWMAF

TXC475-030230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

624 PM CDT SAT SEP 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WARD COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...



* UNTIL 930 PM CDT



* AT 622 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN WARD COUNTY 

  NEAR MONAHANS.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER

  NORTHERN PECOS COUNTY AND ARE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN WARD COUNTY.

  THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WICKETT...

  PYOTE AND MONAHANS



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WHICH COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL

FOR FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.



DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN STORM RUNOFF. CULVERTS...DITCHES...

STORM DRAINS... SWOLLEN CREEKS AND ALL OTHER AREAS WHERE RAPID WATER

FLOW IS OBSERVED ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. CHILDREN CAN BE EASILY

SWEPT AWAY AND DROWN IN MOMENTS. STORM RUNOFF CAN ALSO CONTAIN

DANGEROUS CHEMICALS THAT MAY BE HARMFUL IF CONTACTED OR SWALLOWED.



FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...LOW

WATER CROSSINGS... AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE

ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



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 3131 10278 3164 10278 3165 10350 3146 10346

      3145 10322



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KMAF 022327

FFWMAF

TXC475-030230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

624 PM CDT SAT SEP 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WARD COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...



* UNTIL 930 PM CDT



* AT 622 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHERN WARD COUNTY 

  NEAR MONAHANS.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER

  NORTHERN PECOS COUNTY AND ARE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN WARD COUNTY.

  THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WICKETT...

  PYOTE AND MONAHANS



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WHICH COULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL

FOR FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.



DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN STORM RUNOFF. CULVERTS...DITCHES...

STORM DRAINS... SWOLLEN CREEKS AND ALL OTHER AREAS WHERE RAPID WATER

FLOW IS OBSERVED ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. CHILDREN CAN BE EASILY

SWEPT AWAY AND DROWN IN MOMENTS. STORM RUNOFF CAN ALSO CONTAIN

DANGEROUS CHEMICALS THAT MAY BE HARMFUL IF CONTACTED OR SWALLOWED.



FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...LOW

WATER CROSSINGS... AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE

ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



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 3131 10278 3164 10278 3165 10350 3146 10346

      3145 10322



$$

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