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WGUS74 KMAF 100019

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TXZ053-100400-



ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

719 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2001



...ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MITCHELL COUNTY

   UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST MITCHELL

COUNTY SOUTH OF WESTBROOK.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY

RAIN ARE MOVING INTO WEST MITCHELL COUNTY FROM THE COAHOMA AREA

INCREASING THE THREAT FOR AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING OF ARROYOS AND

LOW WATER CROSSINGS INCLUDING BAR DITCHES.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT

OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL JUST WEST OF WEST BROOK BETWEEN 545 AND

645 PM. THE MITCHELL COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE HAD RECEIVED NO REPORTS

OF FLOODING BUT SOME RURAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.  STORMS ARE EXPECTED

TO DISSIPATE ACROSS MITCHELL COUNTY BEFORE 10 PM BUT IT MAKE TAKE

SOME TIME FOR ANY WATER OVER ROADWAYS TO RUN OFF.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOU LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATION...OR YOUR CABLE OR SATELLITE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE

LATEST IN WEATHER INFORMATION.

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