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WGUS74 KMAF 121017

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

517 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



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PECOS-

517 AM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR

WESTERN PECOS COUNTY...



AT 512 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES THAT THE HEAVY

RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNING AREA.  HOWEVER... RUNOFF MAY CONTINUE

AND AUTOMOBILES MAY DRIVE INTO FLOODING LONG AFTER THE RAIN STOPS.

THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. 



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3136 10302 3133 10297 3123 10276 3028 10287

      3077 10358



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