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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

1138 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SWISHER COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM

CDT...



AT 1135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL OVER ALL OF SWISHER COUNTY. RADAR 

ESTIMATES THAT AS MUCH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS

PORTIONS OF SWISHER COUNTY SINCE 900 PM CDT. AT 1126 PM CDT...THE

TULIA POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED STREETS FLOODED AND ROADS CLOSED

ACROSS PARTS OF THE COUNTY. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SWISHER COUNTY

THROUGH 1230 AM...WITH ADDITIONAL FLOODING LIKELY.



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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER

TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING.



TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LUBBOCK.



LAT...LON 3472 10153 3436 10155 3435 10195 3472 10197



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