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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

113 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR

MOST OF THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE WATCH AREA

IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE CANADIAN RIVER AND EAST OF A LINE

EXTENDING FROM PAMPA TO ASHTOLA.



A STRONG AND SLOW MOVING STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION

WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST TODAY. AN ABUNDANCE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE

ALREADY IN PLACE AND A PERSISTENT FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE

SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL COMBINE WITH THESE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES

TO PRODUCE MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE TEXAS

PANHANDLE TODAY.



WIDESPREAD RAINS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE PAST 24

TO 36 HOURS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO

3 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...WITH

ISOLATED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES IN THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS

PANHANDLE. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL

ADD TO THE ALREADY HEAVY RUNOFF CONTINUING THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF COULD INUNDATE ROADS AND FARM AND RANCH LAND. DO NOT

DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS AND NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING

WATER IN A CAR OR ON FOOT.



IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE OR LIVE NEAR STREAMS OR CREEKS IN THE WATCH

AREA...REMAIN ALERT TO THE FLOODING THREAT. BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



JH/JW

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