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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

1224 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2007



TXC295-357-200630-

LIPSCOMB TX-OCHILTREE TX-

1224 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT FOR

OCHILTREE AND LIPSCOMB COUNTIES...



AT MIDNIGHT CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING 

IN THE TOWN OF HIGGINS IN SOUTHEAST LIPSCOMB COUNTY. WIDESPREAD ROAD 

FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN HIGGINS MAINLY IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF 

TOWN. 



LIPSCOMB AND OCHILTREE COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICES INDICATED NO OTHER 

REPORTS OF FLOODING. HOWEVER...LIGHT RAIN IS STILL OCCURRING OVER 

THE SATURATED AREAS SO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 

130 AM CDT.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAKA...

PERRYTON...FOLLETT...FARNSWORTH...DARROUZETT AND BOOKER



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.



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. MOVE 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 3648 10109 3607 10107 3607 10001 3648 10002



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