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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

911 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009



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BREWSTER-

911 PM CDT TUE JUN 16 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHERN BREWSTER COUNTY...



AT 908 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED LOCALIZED AREAS OF 

FLASH FLOODING FROM SEVERAL SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE 

PASSED OVER THE AREA. REPORTS FROM BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK RANGERS 

INDICATE THAT WATER CONTINUES TO FLOW IN LOW DRAINAGE AREAS...WITH 

LARGE AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS ACROSS AREA ROADWAYS. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CASTOLON...

TERLINGUA RANCH LODGE...TERLINGUA...STUDY BUTTE...PANTHER JUNCTION

AND CHISOS BASIN.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF ARROYOS AND DRAWS...ROADS

AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES

IN STEEP TERRAIN. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE

YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR

CREEKS.



&&



LAT...LON 2898 10320 2898 10329 2902 10333 2906 10348

      2914 10354 2916 10364 2955 10361 2954 10292

      2918 10296 2918 10298 2912 10301 2908 10307

      2900 10311 2897 10315



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