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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

621 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2007



TXC335-261131-

MITCHELL-

621 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 630 AM CDT FOR MITCHELL

COUNTY...



AT 621 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT

THE HEAVY RAIN THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND

NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.  IN ADDITION...

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS INDICATE THAT FLASH FLOODING IS NO 

LONGER A PROBLEM.



MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE... AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS

DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED

ROADS. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER TO QUICKLY

CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3211 10114 3213 10073 3247 10072 3249 10113



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