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000 

WGUS74 KAMA 240548

FFSAMA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

1246 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007



TXC375-381-240830-

POTTER TX-RANDALL TX-

1246 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN RANDALL AND SOUTHERN POTTER COUNTIES...



AT 1227 AM CDT...AN OFF-DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE 

REPORTED FLOODING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AMARILLO ALONG INTERSTATE-27 

BETWEEN HILLSIDE AND BELL.  ALSO...SEVERAL FEET OF WATER WERE 

REPORTED OVER HILLSIDE BETWEEN BELL AND COULTER.



DOPPLER RADAR IS ESTIMATING ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR OVER 

THE AMARILLO AREA.  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO CONTINUES TO THE WEST 

AND SOUTHWEST OF AMARILLO AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA 

DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  THIS MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO 

TWO INCHES.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3495 10165 3495 10180 3493 10182 3492 10212       

      3535 10209 3536 10208 3537 10193 3540 10185

      3543 10163 3496 10163



$$



JOHNSON

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000 

WGUS74 KAMA 240548

FFSAMA



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

1246 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007



TXC375-381-240830-

POTTER TX-RANDALL TX-

1246 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN RANDALL AND SOUTHERN POTTER COUNTIES...



AT 1227 AM CDT...AN OFF-DUTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE 

REPORTED FLOODING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AMARILLO ALONG INTERSTATE-27 

BETWEEN HILLSIDE AND BELL.  ALSO...SEVERAL FEET OF WATER WERE 

REPORTED OVER HILLSIDE BETWEEN BELL AND COULTER.



DOPPLER RADAR IS ESTIMATING ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR OVER 

THE AMARILLO AREA.  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO CONTINUES TO THE WEST 

AND SOUTHWEST OF AMARILLO AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE AREA 

DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  THIS MAY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO 

TWO INCHES.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



LAT...LON 3495 10165 3495 10180 3493 10182 3492 10212       

      3535 10209 3536 10208 3537 10193 3540 10185

      3543 10163 3496 10163



$$



JOHNSON

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