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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

220 PM CDT WED SEP 17 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RIO GRANDE BELOW THE RIO CONCHOS IN...

  PRESIDIO COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS.



* UNTIL 815 PM CDT



* AT 219 PM CDT...COUNTY OFFICIALS AND LEVEE OPERATORS HAVE   

  INDICATED THAT THERE IS A HIGH PROBABILITY OF FAILURE OF THE RIO   

  GRANDE LEVEES ON THE US SIDE. INTERESTS IN THESE AREAS NEED TO MOVE 

  TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY AND FOLLOW PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS FROM 

  LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.  WATER LEVELS FROM 

  PREVIOUS OVERTOPPING HAVE NOW BEGUN TO ENCROACH ON THE HIGH SCHOOL 

  AND SANDBAGGING IS NECESSARY TO HELP HOLD WATER BACK.



* THIS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS BELOW THE RIO CONCHOS INCLUDING PRESIDIO

  AND REDFORD. IF YOU ARE IN THE LOW LYING AREAS BELOW THE

  RIO CONCHOS YOU SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



FOLLOW EVACUATION INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY

OFFICIALS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. FOLLOW

EVACUATION INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.



LAT...LON 2953 10429 2951 10429 2954 10436 2957 10441

      2958 10438 2953 10429



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