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WGUS74 KMAF 050754

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TXZ052-051100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

253 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HOWARD COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL

600 AM CDT...



HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 130 AM AND 230 AM HAVE

GENERATED HIGH FLOOD WATERS.  LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED WATER

OVER WEST 3RD STREET IN BIG SPRING...FM 2230 14 MILES NORTH OF BIG

SPRING...AND MIDWAY ROAD ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF BIG SPRING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

ACT QUICKLY.  MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.  DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY.



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