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TXC329-310715-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1254 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MIDLAND COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM

CDT...



...AT 1215 AM CDT...A VEHICLE WAS REPORTED STALLED ON A SERVICE ROAD 

OFF WALL STREET IN MIDLAND...



...AT 1213 AM CDT...THOMASON ROAD WAS REPORTED TO BE UNDER 3-4 

INCHES OF WATER...AND 1 FOOT DEEP AT THE INTERSECTIONS... 



AT 1249 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE RAINFALL WAS DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVER MIDLAND COUNTY. 

ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END...RUNOFF INTO LOW 

LYING AREAS WILL STILL PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS MIDLAND.



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

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVER A FLOODED ROAD. THE

ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE 

FLOOD DANGERS. 



LAT...LON 3164 10230 3208 10230 3210 10203 3208 10177

          3166 10175



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