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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

751 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008



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ECTOR-

751 PM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR

CENTRAL ECTOR COUNTY...



AT 744 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT 

FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF ODESSA.  ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST 

RAINFALL HAS ENDED...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS IN AND 

AROUND THE CITY OF ODESSA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

ODESSA...NORTH COWDEN...GOLDSMITH AND GARDENDALE



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MIDLAND.



LAT...LON 3207 10270 3207 10232 3168 10239 3167 10270



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