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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

941 PM CDT WED OCT 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN CASTRO COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 929 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

  HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF CASTRO COUNTY. THIS AREA OF

  RAINFALL CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. REPORTS

  OF WATER OVER ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE SOUTH OF DIMMITT

  ALONG HIGHWAY 385 AND ALONG HIGHWAY 194 BETWEEN DIMMITT AND HART.  

  LOCATIONS BOUNDED BY HIGHWAYS 385...145 AND 194 MAY RECEIVE AN

  ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS ANY LOW

LYING FARMLAND.



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 HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



TO REPORT FLOODING...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0

6 7 4 5 1 2 9 0.



LAT...LON 3432 10249 3431 10224 3432 10200 3463 10200



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