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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

645 PM CDT MON SEP 4 2006



NMC015-050100-

EDDY-

545 PM MDT MON SEP 4 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR EDDY

COUNTY...



AT 640 PM CDT SATURDAY(540 MDT SATURDAY)...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT PORTIONS OF DARK CANYON ROAD...OR COUNTY 

ROAD 408...AND HIDALGO ROAD...OR COUNTY ROAD 672...REMAINED CLOSED 

DUE TO HIGH WATER.  IN ADDITION PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROAD 720...OR 

BLACK RIVER VILLAGE ROAD...AND COUNTY ROAD 716 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 

CARLSBAD HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. AT 650 PM CDT...WEATHER 

SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAIN WAS DECREASING OVER 

EDDY COUNTY...HOWEVER LIGHT RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO FALL IN PARTS OF 

THE COUNTY.  THE RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF DURING THE 

EVENING.



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. MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. TURN AROUND... DONT

DROWN.



LAT...LON 3203 10475 3208 10378 3258 10379 3292 10386

      3270 10448 3250 10481



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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 042357

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

645 PM CDT MON SEP 4 2006



NMC015-050100-

EDDY-

545 PM MDT MON SEP 4 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM MDT FOR EDDY

COUNTY...



AT 640 PM CDT SATURDAY(540 MDT SATURDAY)...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT PORTIONS OF DARK CANYON ROAD...OR COUNTY 

ROAD 408...AND HIDALGO ROAD...OR COUNTY ROAD 672...REMAINED CLOSED 

DUE TO HIGH WATER.  IN ADDITION PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROAD 720...OR 

BLACK RIVER VILLAGE ROAD...AND COUNTY ROAD 716 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 

CARLSBAD HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. AT 650 PM CDT...WEATHER 

SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE RAIN WAS DECREASING OVER 

EDDY COUNTY...HOWEVER LIGHT RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO FALL IN PARTS OF 

THE COUNTY.  THE RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF DURING THE 

EVENING.



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. MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. TURN AROUND... DONT

DROWN.



LAT...LON 3203 10475 3208 10378 3258 10379 3292 10386

      3270 10448 3250 10481



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