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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

244 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CASTRO AND LAMB

COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...



AT 230 PM CDT...THE CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS

COUNTY AND SECONDARY ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE ACROSS THE COUNTY. MOST OF

THE PRIMARY ROADWAYS WERE STILL PASSABLE AT THIS TIME WITH THE

EXCEPTION OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD 1055 WHERE THE WATER IS 1.5 FEET

DEEP.



MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CASTRO COUNTY THROUGH

315 PM CDT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. THIS WILL

AGGRAVATE THE EXISTING FLOODING CONDITIONS ALREADY IN PROGRESS.



IN LAMB COUNTY...LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY

OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED TO

THE LAMB COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER

THERE IS STILL A THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. THE

PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE NEXT

HALF HOUR.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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