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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

212 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RIO GRANDE BELOW THE LUIS LEON DAM ON

  THE RIO CONCHOS IN...

  PRESIDIO COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS.



* UNTIL 815 AM CDT



* AT 205 AM CDT...LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF       

  TRANSPORTATION CONTINUED TO REPORT FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 170       

  SOUTHEAST OF PRESIDIO TO NEAR LAJITAS.  THE RELEASES FROM THE 

  LUIS LEON RESERVOIR ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY AND 

  MAY INCREASE.  WITH WATER GOING OVER THE LEVEE DOWNSTREAM 

  OF PRESIDIO NEAR THE GOLF COURSE...FLOODING ALONG 170 COULD 

  WORSEN.  NEAR RECORD FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE PRESIDIO AREA...     

  AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE PRESIDIO AND REDFORD



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 2940 10418 2943 10419 2944 10421 2950 10425

      2952 10436 2957 10442 2967 10431 2948 10405

      2938 10415



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