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WGUS74 KMAF 210601

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TXZ046-047-211000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

100 AM CDT FRI SEP 21 2001



...AN ARROYO AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR DAWSON AND BORDEN

   COUNTIES CONTINUES UNTIL 5 AM...



VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM PREVIOUS THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...AND NEW

SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED TO AFFECT PARTS OF

DAWSON AND BORDEN COUNTIES OF WEST TEXAS.  DOPPLER RADAR AND WEATHER

SATELLITE HAS ESTIMATED UPWARDS OF 5 INCHES HAD FALLEN OVER PARTS OF

NORTHEAST DAWSON...AND NORTHWEST BORDEN COUNTIES SINCE THURSDAY

EVENING.  MORE RECENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL PRODUCE MORE LOCALLY

HEAVY RAINS OVER THE AFFECTED REGION.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT...AND IN MOTOR VEHICLES.  BE

ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS POSED BY FLOODING.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS

WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISIONS SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER

STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.



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