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000 

WGUS74 KAMA 191806

FFSAMA

TXC211-393-192100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

105 PM CDT SAT OCT 19 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROBERTS AND HEMPHILL COUNTIES

UNTIL 400 PM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH OVER ROBERTS 

AND OCHILTREE COUNTIES. RAINFALL REPORTS ALONG WITH DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATES SHOW THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS EASTERN 

ROBERTS AND SOUTHWEST HEMPHILL COUNTIES AS OF 100 PM.



RED DEER CREEK AND THE WASHITA RIVER WILL LIKELY HAVE FLOODING ALONG 

THEM THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY STILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS ALONG HIGHWAYS...SMALL CREEKS AND NORMALLY DRY 

WASHES...AS WELL AS LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING WATER IN AN AUTOMOBILE OR ON FOOT

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3563 10004 3605 10003 3603 10104 3565 10109



GOEHRING

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000 

WGUS74 KAMA 191806

FFSAMA

TXC211-393-192100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

105 PM CDT SAT OCT 19 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ROBERTS AND HEMPHILL COUNTIES

UNTIL 400 PM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH OVER ROBERTS 

AND OCHILTREE COUNTIES. RAINFALL REPORTS ALONG WITH DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATES SHOW THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS EASTERN 

ROBERTS AND SOUTHWEST HEMPHILL COUNTIES AS OF 100 PM.



RED DEER CREEK AND THE WASHITA RIVER WILL LIKELY HAVE FLOODING ALONG 

THEM THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY STILL CAUSE FLASH 

FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS ALONG HIGHWAYS...SMALL CREEKS AND NORMALLY DRY 

WASHES...AS WELL AS LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING WATER IN AN AUTOMOBILE OR ON FOOT

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3563 10004 3605 10003 3603 10104 3565 10109



GOEHRING

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