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WGUS74 KMAF 180645

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

141 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007



TXC335-415-180945-

SCURRY-MITCHELL-

141 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR

MITCHELL AND SCURRY COUNTIES...



AT 136 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO

DETECT HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SCURRY COUNTY.  MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN 

HAS MOVED OUT OF MITCHELL COUNTY... BUT LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES TO COVER

THE ENTIRE COUNTY.  THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS DETECT 5 MILES NORTH OF 

SNYDER...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.  FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS CAN BE 

EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.



THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING

LOCATIONS... SNYDER... DERMOTT AND FLUVANNA.



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.



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

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

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3208 10067 3209 10117 3292 10119 3295 10117

      3297 10065

TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 160DEG 27KT 3293 10101



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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 180645

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

141 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007



TXC335-415-180945-

SCURRY-MITCHELL-

141 AM CDT SAT AUG 18 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR

MITCHELL AND SCURRY COUNTIES...



AT 136 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO

DETECT HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SCURRY COUNTY.  MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN 

HAS MOVED OUT OF MITCHELL COUNTY... BUT LIGHT RAIN CONTINUES TO COVER

THE ENTIRE COUNTY.  THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS DETECT 5 MILES NORTH OF 

SNYDER...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.  FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS CAN BE 

EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.



THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING

LOCATIONS... SNYDER... DERMOTT AND FLUVANNA.



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.



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

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

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3208 10067 3209 10117 3292 10119 3295 10117

      3297 10065

TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 160DEG 27KT 3293 10101



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