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WGUS74 KLUB 142303

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

600 PM CDT SAT JUL 14 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 CDT PM FOR      

   NORTHERN FLOYD COUNTY...



AT 6 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MOST OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF FLOYD COUNTY. 

RADAR IS ESTIMATING RAINFALL RATES UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WITH 

THESE STORMS...WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER 5 INCHES

JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH PLAINS. AS OF 6 PM...THE 

THUNDERSTORMS HAD BEGUN TO BUILD SOUTH TOWARD CEDAR HILL AND 

FLOYDADA OVER CENTRAL PARTS OF THE COUNTY.



IN ADDITION TO THE FLOOD THREAT...THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF 

PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...AND DANGEROUS 

CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS 

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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