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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

1118 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



TXC295-357-240715-

LIPSCOMB TX-OCHILTREE TX-

1118 PM CDT WED MAY 23 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN OCHILTREE AND WESTERN LIPSCOMB COUNTIES...



AT 1116 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER SOUTHERN 

OCHILTREE AND WESTERN LIPSCOMB COUNTIES.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOLF CREEK

PARK



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AS HIGH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE 

AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS.  THIS WILL 

RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS...MAKING 

ROADS IMPASSABLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  WATER HAS COVERED HIGHWAY 

83 WHERE IT INTERSECTS THE SOUTH FORK OF WOLF CREEK.  OTHER ROADS 

ARE REPORTED TO BE COVERED WITH WATER THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN OCHILTREE 

COUNTY.



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

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

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

AMARILLO.



LAT...LON 3606 10101 3605 10039 3639 10039 3628 10102



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