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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

113 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008



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DEAF SMITH TX-

113 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR DEAF

SMITH COUNTY...



AT 112 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE DEAF SMITH 

COUNTY.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

HEREFORD...SIMMS...DAWN...GLENRIO AND BOOTLEG.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES HAVE BEEN MEASURED IN 

HEREFORD...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE 

OVER THE WARNED AREA.  THIS HAS RESULTED IN CURB TO CURB FLOODING 

ACROSS MUCH OF THE COMMUNITY OF HEREFORD.  PARK AVENUE HAS BEEN 

CLOSED BETWEEN HIGHWAY 385 AND HIGHWAY 60 DUE TO HIGH WATER.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

AMARILLO.



LAT...LON 3518 10303 3518 10217 3475 10217 3475 10302

TIME...MOT...LOC 0613Z 180DEG 0KT 3496 10237



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