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WGUS74 KMAF 190013

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TXC043-190130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

713 PM CDT THU JUL 18 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BREWSTER COUNTY UNTIL 830 PM

CDT...



AT 711 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 29 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON. THE 

STORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL WAS MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST.



AREAS SOUTH OF US 90 IN BREWSTER COUNTY WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVIEST 

RAINFALL WITH RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR IN SOME LOCATIONS.

DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR 

IN AUTOMOBILES.  WATER WILL CONTINUE TO FILL NORMALLY DRY ARROYOS 

AND DRAWS.  CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW



LAT...LON 2986 10376 2930 10372 2906 10332 2916 10307

          2949 10291 2997 10250 3050 10325  

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