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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 310304

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

957 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007



TXC135-310415-

/X.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070831T0415Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

ECTOR-

957 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR

WESTERN ECTOR COUNTY...



AT 930 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED ONE FOOT OF WATER 

OVER THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH KNOX AVENUE AND WEST 

EDNA STREET IN WEST ODESSA. 



AT 956 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL HAD COME TO AN END ACROSS WESTERN ECTOR COUNTY...WITH 

ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH 1115 PM CDT. HOWEVER...RUNOFF 

FROM EARLIER VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A FLASH FLOOD 

THREAT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN ECTOR COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST 

ODESSA...NOTREES...GOLDSMITH...FARM TO MARKET ROADS 866 AND 2020. 



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 3208 10279 3207 10252 3174 10244 3166 10247

      3166 10279

TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 180DEG 0KT 3178 10259



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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 310304

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

957 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007



TXC135-310415-

/X.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070831T0415Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

ECTOR-

957 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR

WESTERN ECTOR COUNTY...



AT 930 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED ONE FOOT OF WATER 

OVER THE ROADWAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH KNOX AVENUE AND WEST 

EDNA STREET IN WEST ODESSA. 



AT 956 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL HAD COME TO AN END ACROSS WESTERN ECTOR COUNTY...WITH 

ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH 1115 PM CDT. HOWEVER...RUNOFF 

FROM EARLIER VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A FLASH FLOOD 

THREAT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN ECTOR COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WEST 

ODESSA...NOTREES...GOLDSMITH...FARM TO MARKET ROADS 866 AND 2020. 



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 3208 10279 3207 10252 3174 10244 3166 10247

      3166 10279

TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 180DEG 0KT 3178 10259



$$

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