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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

327 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2001



...RIVER AND ARROYO RISES POSSIBLE ALONG RIO GRANDE VALLEY BETWEEN

   CANDELARIA AND PRESIDIO...



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE RIO

GRANDE VALLEY BETWEEN CANDELARIA AND PRESIDIO.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS

BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA.  NORMALLY

DRY STREAMS...AND ARROYOS...COULD EXPERIENCE RAPID RISES IN WATER

LEVELS.  THE RIO GRANDE RIVER BETWEEN RUIDOSA AND PRESIDIO COULD

ALSO EXPERIENCE RISES.  PERSONS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY SHOULD

MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD WATER

THREATEN YOUR HOME OR CAMPGROUND.



THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY SUNRISE...HOWEVER

RIVER LEVELS MAY BE SLOW TO SUBSIDE DUE TO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THAT

HAS FALLEN OVER MEXICO.



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JBM

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