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WGUS74 KMAF 170047

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TXZ059-060-067-081-170300-



ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

746 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2001



...ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR EASTERN BREWSTER...

   CRANE...WARD...AND WINKLER COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...



HEAVY RAINS HAVE OCCURRED OVER MUCH OF EASTERN BREWSTER...CRANE...

WARD...AND WINKLER COUNTIES SINCE 530 PM CDT.  ISOLATED RAINFALL

AMOUNTS BETWEEN THREE TO FOUR INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THESE AREAS.

LOCATIONS IN OR AROUND THE COMMUNITIES OF PYOTE...WINK...AND

GRANDFALLS HAVE SEEN SUFFICIENT RAINFALL FOR MINOR FLOODING OF

ARROYOS...STREAMS...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.  RURAL AREAS TO THE

EAST OF A MARATHON TO PERSIMMON GAP LINE HAVE HAD SIMILAR AMOUNTS.



THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST IN THESE LOCATIONS

THROUGH 1000 PM CDT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN

POSSIBLE.



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...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS.



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