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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

531 PM CDT SAT SEP 22 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHILDRESS COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

  NORTHERN COTTLE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS



* UNTIL 730 PM CDT



* AT 522 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

RAIN OVER NORTHERN COTTLE AND SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS OF CHILDRESS

COUNTIES. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



NWS RADAR IS ESTIMATING HOURLY RAINFALL RATES IN THIS AREA OVER 2 

INCHES PER HOUR...WITH TOTALS NEAR 3 INCHES POSSIBLE...MAINLY 

SOUTHEAST OF CHILDRESS AND SOUTHWEST OF KIRKLAND.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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