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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

850 AM CDT SUN JUL 7 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TERRELL COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM...



AS OF 845 AM...TERRELL COUNTY OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT ROADS THAT WERE

COVERED BY OVERNIGHT RAINS WILL REOPEN THIS MORNING.  FARM TO MARKET

ROAD 2886 IS IN THE PROCESS OF REOPENING LATER THIS MORNING.

THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TERRELL COUNTY WILL BE

ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR TERRELL COUNTY...AND

FOR CRANE...PECOS...REAGAN AND UPTON COUNTIES.  DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR

INDICATED THAT SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS TERRELL COUNTY

THIS MORNING...WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.

ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TODAY MAY LEAD TO A RAPID RISE OF WATER NEAR

ARROYOS...DRAWS...BAR DITCHES...AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS DUE TO

ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS.  EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS TODAY

MAY FURTHER INUNDATE ROADS AND RANCH LANDS.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WHOM WILL RELAY

THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND.  BE PREPARED

TO TAKE QUICK ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED.

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