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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

756 PM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007



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EDDY-

656 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM MDT FOR

NORTHERN EDDY COUNTY...



AT 655 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN EDDY 

COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN 

THROUGH 815 PM MDT...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COMBINED WITH RUNOFF 

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

THREAT. 



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

ATOKA AND LAKEWOOD.



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.



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3295 10428 3277 10395 3230 10440 3250 10471

TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 180DEG 0KT 3265 10437



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