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WGUS74 KMAF 290117

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TXZ062-290245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

815 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHEASTERN MIDLAND COUNTY 

UNTIL 945 PM...



AT 815 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHEAST MIDLAND 

COUNTY...BETWEEN SPRABERRY AND GREENWOOD. RAINFALL RATES FROM THESE 

STORMS ARE ON THE ORDER OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.



RADAR HAS ALSO ESTIMATED THAT AREAS ALONG FARM TO MARKET ROAD 1379 

NORTH OF ROUTE 158 HAVE RECEIVED 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THIS 

EVENING...WITH MOST AREAS BETWEEN SPRABERRY AND GREENWOOD RECEIVING 

2 TO 4 INCHES.



THERE IS LIKELY RUNNING WATER IN DITCHES...NORMALLY DRY DRAWS...AND 

LOW SPOTS...ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MIDLAND COUNTY AT THIS TIME. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED AREAS...EITHER IN YOUR CAR OR BY 

FOOT...SINCE THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO CROSS SAFELY. TWO 

FEET OF RUNNING WATER IS ENOUGH TO CARRY AWAY AN AVERAGE CAR OR 

LIGHT TRUCK.



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