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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 081710

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1206 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007



TXC003-165-082200-

GAINES-ANDREWS-

1206 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR

ANDREWS AND GAINES COUNTIES...



AT 1205 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING IN 

THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF SEMINOLE.  SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE 

UNDERWATER ALONG LOCAL ROADS NEAR THE HOSPITAL.  SOME LOCATIONS 

HAVE 2 TO 4 FEET OF WATER STANDING WITH VEHICLES STALLED.  THE 

STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF SEMINOLE...HOWEVER 

MODERATE RAINFALL IS STILL TRAILING BEHIND THIS INITIAL LINE OF 

THUNDERSTORMS.  GROUNDS ARE SATURATED AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE

FLASH FLOODING WITH ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. PLEASE CANCEL OR DELAY 

TRAVEL THROUGH GAINES COUNTY UNTIL THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



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.



LAT...LON 3208 10305 3209 10222 3294 10220 3293 10303



$$





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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 081710

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1206 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007



TXC003-165-082200-

GAINES-ANDREWS-

1206 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR

ANDREWS AND GAINES COUNTIES...



AT 1205 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED CONTINUED FLASH FLOODING IN 

THE NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF SEMINOLE.  SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE 

UNDERWATER ALONG LOCAL ROADS NEAR THE HOSPITAL.  SOME LOCATIONS 

HAVE 2 TO 4 FEET OF WATER STANDING WITH VEHICLES STALLED.  THE 

STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF SEMINOLE...HOWEVER 

MODERATE RAINFALL IS STILL TRAILING BEHIND THIS INITIAL LINE OF 

THUNDERSTORMS.  GROUNDS ARE SATURATED AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE

FLASH FLOODING WITH ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL. PLEASE CANCEL OR DELAY 

TRAVEL THROUGH GAINES COUNTY UNTIL THE THREAT OF FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



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.



LAT...LON 3208 10305 3209 10222 3294 10220 3293 10303



$$





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