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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

1043 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TOM GREEN COUNTY UNTIL

1145 AM CDT...



AT 1040 AM....A DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WAS NOTED

ACROSS TOM GREEN COUNTY. HOWEVER...SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO

PERSIST OVER THE WARNING AREA WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP

TO .25 INCHES THROUGH 1145 AM.



ROAD CLOSURES HAVE OCCURRED IN AND NEAR THE TOWN OF CHRISTOVAL.

THESE ROAD CLOSURES INCLUDE FARM ROADS 2335...2084 AND HIGHWAY 853.

IN ADDITION...A FEW HOME AND CAR RESCUES WERE REPORTED BETWEEN 8

AND 9 AM THIS MORNING.



THOUGH THE RAINFALL IS TAPERING OFF...THE 4 TO 6 INCH RAINFALL

AMOUNTS 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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