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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

523 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007



TXC165-251033-

GAINES-

523 AM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 530 AM CDT FOR GAINES

COUNTY...



AT 520 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT 

THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND THE 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS PASSED...PONDING OF

WATER WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN

CAUTIOUS AND BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN IF WATER IS ENCOUNTERED TO

PREVENT HYDROPLANING AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.



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 3295 10222 3252 10221 3252 10240 3251 10242

      3251 10304 3294 10305



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