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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

541 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2007



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EDDY-

441 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM MDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN EDDY COUNTY...



AT 440 AM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED 7 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING OVER 

THE ROADS IN ARTESIA. WATER WAS ALSO FLOWING OVER THE CURBS IN 

ARTESIA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

MOVE OVER NORTHWESTERN EDDY COUNTY AND AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING 

SITUATION.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOCO HILLS...

CARLSBAD...COTTONWOOD...LAKEWOOD...AVALON...HOPE AND ARTESIA



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 3223 10483 3224 10430 3227 10410 3255 10399

      3296 10398 3295 10481



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