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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

454 PM CDT SAT JUL 21 2007



TXC495-220015-

WINKLER-

454 PM CDT SAT JUL 21 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR

WINKLER COUNTY...



AT 450 PM CDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED WATER ONE

AND A HALF TO TWO FEET DEEP FLOWING OVER STATE HIGHWAY 115

AND WILDCAT DRIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF WINK IN WINKLER COUNTY. 

WATER WAS REPORTED FROM CURB TO CURB AND FLOWING RAPIDLY IN 

MANY STREETS IN WINK. 



AT 450 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS

ACROSS THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WHICH COULD 

INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE WINKLER

COUNTY SANDHILLS...KERMIT...WINK



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.



FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...LOW

WATER CROSSINGS... AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE

ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



LAT...LON 3198 10331 3199 10305 3207 10304 3207 10281

      3168 10281 3168 10332

TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 180DEG 0KT 3180 10303



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