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WGUS74 KMAF 090236

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TXC329-090300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

930 PM CDT MON SEP 8 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN MIDLAND COUNTY UNTIL

1000 PM CDT...



AT 925 PM CDT...THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTED WATER

COVERING HIGHWAY 349 APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES SOUTH OF MIDLAND. THE ROAD

WAS IMPASSABLE. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS COME TO AN END...FLOODING

OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CONTINUE.



MOTORISTS WILL ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY RISING WATER IN UNDERPASSES...

INTERSECTIONS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS

FLOODED ROADWAYS



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE

FLOOD DANGERS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED AREAS.



LAT...LON 3187 10220 3166 10220 3166 10179 3190 10179



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