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WGUS74 KSJT 281529

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TXZ071-281630-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

1028 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2001



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

1130 AM CDT...



AT 1025 AM....A DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WAS NOTED

ACROSS IRION COUNTY. HOWEVER...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED

TO PERSIST OVER THE WARNING AREA WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF

UP TO .25 INCHES THROUGH 1130 AM.



LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE TOWN OF MERTZON REPORT THAT HIGHWAY 67

EAST OF MERTZON WILL BE REOPENED SHORTLY ALONG WITH HIGHWAY 915

TO THE SOUTH OF MERTZON.



THOUGH THE RAINFALL IS TAPERING OFF...THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH

HAS FALLEN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL HOURS COULD STILL LEAD TO RAPID

RISES AND THE FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE AREA. KEEP IN

MIND THAT THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING CAN STILL EXIST SEVERAL HOURS

AFTER THE RAINFALL HAS ENDED.



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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