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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

337 PM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES 

THROUGH TONIGHT...



HALL...CHILDRESS...MOTLEY...COTTLE AND BRISCOE...



A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND 

MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS 

AREA OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL MOVE INTO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH 

AREA LATER EVENING. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS 

RAINS...ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE EXCESS RUNOFF AND 

PRODUCE AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 

INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE PRECIPITATION IS 

EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE 

CANCELLED LATER THIS EVENING.    



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS

OR DRAINAGE DITCHES. TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND

BUT DO NOT DRIVE INTO RISING WATERS



STAY TUNED TO TV OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER 

INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ADDITIONAL 

INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT 

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LUB.



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