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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

450 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007



NMC015-TXC109-022345-

EDDY-CULBERSON-

350 PM MDT WED MAY 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT 

   (645 PM CDT) FOR CULBERSON AND EDDY COUNTIES...



AT 350 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



A VERY SLOWLY MOVING THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARTESIA

AT 352 PM MDT HAS LIKELY PRODUCED IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES OF 

RAIN IN WEST CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG

THE DRAWS IN WESTERN EDDY COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THIS VERY HEAVY

RAINFALL WILL LIKELY DRAIN INTO NORTH SEVEN RIVERS AND FOURMILE

DRAW. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED... WHICH WILL RESULT IN 

AN INCREASING THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IN EDDY COUNTY THROUGH 

EARLY EVENING.



THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTIES

HAVE ALSO PRODUCED MORE THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN THE

LAST HOUR.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT

WEDNESDAY EVENING(900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING) FOR SOUTHEAST NEW

MEXICO.



LAT...LON 3254 10381 3253 10372 3202 10372 3200 10403

      3111 10411 3068 10491 3200 10492 3202 10483

      3259 10484 3296 10481 3298 10380



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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

450 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2007



NMC015-TXC109-022345-

EDDY-CULBERSON-

350 PM MDT WED MAY 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT 

   (645 PM CDT) FOR CULBERSON AND EDDY COUNTIES...



AT 350 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



A VERY SLOWLY MOVING THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARTESIA

AT 352 PM MDT HAS LIKELY PRODUCED IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES OF 

RAIN IN WEST CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG

THE DRAWS IN WESTERN EDDY COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THIS VERY HEAVY

RAINFALL WILL LIKELY DRAIN INTO NORTH SEVEN RIVERS AND FOURMILE

DRAW. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED... WHICH WILL RESULT IN 

AN INCREASING THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING IN EDDY COUNTY THROUGH 

EARLY EVENING.



THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTIES

HAVE ALSO PRODUCED MORE THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN THE

LAST HOUR.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT

WEDNESDAY EVENING(900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING) FOR SOUTHEAST NEW

MEXICO.



LAT...LON 3254 10381 3253 10372 3202 10372 3200 10403

      3111 10411 3068 10491 3200 10492 3202 10483

      3259 10484 3296 10481 3298 10380



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