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WGUS74 KMAF 091637

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1135 AM CDT SUN SEP 9 2007



NMC025-091645-

/X.EXP.KMAF.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-070909T1645Z/

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

LEA-

1035 AM MDT SUN SEP 9 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 AM MDT FOR LEA

COUNTY...



AT 1035 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT THE HEAVY RAIN THAT PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAD

WEAKENED AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF CAUSING FLASH FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 3355 10369 3355 10307 3201 10307 3203 10370

      3255 10369 3255 10379 3294 10377 3295 10372

TIME...MOT...LOC 1635Z 180DEG 0KT 3263 10326



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