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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 130415

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1115 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008



TXC115-317-130421-

/O.EXP.KMAF.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080713T0415Z/

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

DAWSON-MARTIN-

1115 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN

MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTIES...



AT 1110 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT

HAD CAUSED THE FLASH FLOODING HAD SHIFTED SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL AND 

SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  



ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS PASSED ACROSS NORTHERN

MARTIN COUNTY...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 3265 10198 3263 10170 3238 10170 3238 10208



$$

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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 130415

FFSMAF



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1115 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008



TXC115-317-130421-

/O.EXP.KMAF.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-080713T0415Z/

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

DAWSON-MARTIN-

1115 PM CDT SAT JUL 12 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN

MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTIES...



AT 1110 PM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT

HAD CAUSED THE FLASH FLOODING HAD SHIFTED SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL AND 

SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  



ALTHOUGH THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS PASSED ACROSS NORTHERN

MARTIN COUNTY...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 3265 10198 3263 10170 3238 10170 3238 10208



$$

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