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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

329 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007



NMC015-081115-

EDDY-

229 AM MDT TUE MAY 8 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM MDT FOR

CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY...



AT 224 AM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED STREET FLOODING IN

CARLSBAD AS HE RECEIVED 1.98 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST 45 

MINUTES IN CENTRAL CARLSBAD. THE EDDY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER ALSO 

REPORTED 1.36 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME IN 

NORTHWEST CARLSBAD. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY AS A LINE 

OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE CULBERSON/EDDY COUNTY LINE...

NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH CARLSBAD...THEN THROUGH LOCO HILLS. THE STORMS 

WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  



THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING

LOCATIONS...SEVEN RIVERS...OTIS...LOVING...LOCO HILLS...LAKEWOOD...

CARLSBAD NORTH...CARLSBAD AND AVALON.



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

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

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3203 10474 3202 10422 3203 10403 3280 10382

      3289 10425 3260 10448



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