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WGUS74 KMAF 120607

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

106 AM CDT TUE JUN 12 2007



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LEA-

1206 AM MDT TUE JUN 12 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...



AT 1206 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT THE HEAVY RAIN THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAD

WEAKENED AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.



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 3327 10369 3324 10318 3296 10316 3294 10371



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