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WGUS74 KSJT 281418

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TXZ071-281530-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

918 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IRION COUNTY UNTIL

1130 AM CDT...



AT 915 AM....THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE NEARLY

STATIONARY ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES WEST OF MERTZON. RADAR AND SURFACE

REPORTS INDICATE THAT AS MUCH AS 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN

NEAR THE TOWN OF MERTZON. THOUGH RADAR HAS SHOWN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN

THE INTENSITY OF THE RAINFALL...AREAL COVERAGE ACROSS THE CENTRAL

PORTIONS OF IRION COUNTY HAS INCREASED. AS 1/2 TO 1 INCH PER HOUR

RAINFALL INTENSITIES CONTINUE...FLOODING OF LOW LYING STREETS AND

FLOOD PRONE STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE LIKELY.



DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND

TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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