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WGUS74 KMAF 300210

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

908 PM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007



NMC015-300218-

/O.EXP.KMAF.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070930T0215Z/

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

EDDY-

808 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM MDT FOR NORTHERN

EDDY COUNTY...



AT 808 PM 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. ADDITIONAL 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN 

EDDY COUNTY...WHICH MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.



ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS PASSED...PONDING OF

WATER WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN

CAUTIOUS AND BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN IF WATER IS ENCOUNTERED TO

PREVENT HYDROPLANING AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.



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 3295 10428 3277 10395 3230 10440 3250 10471

TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 180DEG 0KT 3265 10437



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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 300210

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

908 PM CDT SAT SEP 29 2007



NMC015-300218-

/O.EXP.KMAF.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-070930T0215Z/

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

EDDY-

808 PM MDT SAT SEP 29 2007



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM MDT FOR NORTHERN

EDDY COUNTY...



AT 808 PM 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. ADDITIONAL 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN 

EDDY COUNTY...WHICH MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.



ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS PASSED...PONDING OF

WATER WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON SOME ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN

CAUTIOUS AND BE PREPARED TO SLOW DOWN IF WATER IS ENCOUNTERED TO

PREVENT HYDROPLANING AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.



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 3295 10428 3277 10395 3230 10440 3250 10471

TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 180DEG 0KT 3265 10437



$$

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