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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

858 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008



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DEAF SMITH TX-

858 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 AM CDT FOR DEAF

SMITH COUNTY...



ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXITED THE COUNTY...DEAF SMITH COUNTY 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED WATER CONTINUES TO COVER HIGHWAY 385 

AT THE SAN JOSE COMMUNITY NEAR HEREFORD. RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS 

OVERNIGHT TOTALED OVER 5 INCHES RESULTING IN WATER LEVELS SLOWLY 

RECEDING. 



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



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



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