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URBAN FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

741 PM CDT THU MAY 3 2001



...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM 

CDT FOR TERRY COUNTY...



HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST 2 HOURS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN 

AND CENTRAL TERRY COUNTY WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 

POSSIBLE. MINOR STREET FLOODING AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS 

EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF TERRY COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM.



DO NOT DRIVE INTO WATER THAT IS COVERING THE ROAD. IT IS DIFFICULT 

TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROAD...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 

ONLY A COUPLE OF FEET OF WATER IS NECESSARY TO WASH A CAR AWAY.



AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED TO ALERT THE

PUBLIC TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING ACROSS URBAN AREAS OR

IN LOCATIONS ADJACENT TO SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. THESE AREAS 

ARE TYPICALLY PRONE TO MINOR FLOODING ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS

OF HEAVY RAIN. 

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