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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

236 AM CDT THU JUL 10 2008



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EDDY-

136 AM MDT THU JUL 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM MDT FOR

CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY...



AT 102 AM MDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A FOOT OF 

WATER RUNNING OVER HIGHWAY 401...12 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF 

LAKEWOOD. AT 105 AM MDT...ANOTHER TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED

SEVERAL STREETS IN DOWNTOWN CARLSBAD WITH A HALF FOOT OF WATER 

RUNNING OVER THEM.  AT 115 AM MDT...A SPOTTER REPORTED 2 FEET OF

WATER RUNNING OVER COUNTY ROAD 206 AT THE THE INTERSECTION WITH 

US HIGHWAY 82...ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF ARTESIA. 



AT 131 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH 

AT 20 MPH OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN EDDY COUNTY. 

SINCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD OCCUR...

MORE FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY.  



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SEVEN

RIVERS...LOCO HILLS...LAKEWOOD...DAYTON...CARLSBAD NORTH AND 

AVALON.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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.



LAT...LON 3294 10430 3293 10382 3254 10384 3208 10421

      3203 10445 3206 10472



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