

000 

WGUS74 KMAF 090822

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

318 AM CDT SUN SEP 9 2007



NMC025-091000-

/X.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070909T1000Z/

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

LEA-

218 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM MDT FOR

CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...



AT 313 AM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN

WAS LOCATED FROM HALFWAY TO 8 MILES NORTH OF EUNICE...MOVING EAST

AT 10 TO 15 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF

RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...MAINLY ALONG 

U.S. 62/180 FROM 25 MILES WEST OF HOBBS TO HOBBS. FLASH FLOODING 

OF DRAWS...BAR DITCHES...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY ACROSS 

CENTRAL LEA COUNTY.



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 3315 10304 3256 10306 3253 10369 3291 10370

TIME...MOT...LOC 0818Z 265DEG 16KT 3279 10290



$$



70



000 

WGUS74 KMAF 090822

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

318 AM CDT SUN SEP 9 2007



NMC025-091000-

/X.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070909T1000Z/

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

LEA-

218 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM MDT FOR

CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...



AT 313 AM CDT...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN

WAS LOCATED FROM HALFWAY TO 8 MILES NORTH OF EUNICE...MOVING EAST

AT 10 TO 15 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF

RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...MAINLY ALONG 

U.S. 62/180 FROM 25 MILES WEST OF HOBBS TO HOBBS. FLASH FLOODING 

OF DRAWS...BAR DITCHES...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY ACROSS 

CENTRAL LEA COUNTY.



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 3315 10304 3256 10306 3253 10369 3291 10370

TIME...MOT...LOC 0818Z 265DEG 16KT 3279 10290



$$



70

