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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

659 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2007



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ECTOR-

659 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR ECTOR

COUNTY...



AT 656 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE ODESSA 

AREA.  HEAVY RAINS OVER NORTH CENTRAL ODESSA HAVE PRODUCED STREET 

FLOODING.  HIGH WATER RESCUES WERE NECESSARY AT 42ND STREET AND 

DIXIE AVENUE AND AT 38TH STREET AND DIXIE AVENUE.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ODESSA... 

NORTH COWDEN...GOLDSMITH AND GARDENDALE



MOTORISTS IN ODESSA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION...DO NOT DRIVE INTO 

AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.  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.



DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN STORM RUNOFF. CULVERTS...DITCHES...

STORM DRAINS... SWOLLEN CREEKS AND ALL OTHER AREAS WHERE RAPID WATER 

FLOW IS OBSERVED ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.  CHILDREN CAN BE EASILY 

SWEPT AWAY AND DROWN IN MOMENTS.  STORM RUNOFF CAN ALSO CONTAIN 

DANGEROUS CHEMICALS THAT MAY BE HARMFUL IF CONTACTED OR SWALLOWED.



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 3177 10230 3176 10279 3208 10279 3208 10230

TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 180DEG 0KT 3196 10265



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