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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

1047 PM CST SAT APR 3 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR YOAKUM COUNTY UNTIL 1230 AM...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY

RAIN ACROSS YOAKUM COUNTY AT THIS TIME. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR

ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO AS ANOTHER AREA OF SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS OVER GAINES COUNTY MOVES NORTH INTO YOAKUM COUNTY. AT

1023 PM THE DENVER CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED MODERATE TO HEAVY

RAIN IN THE CITY WITH WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONTINUING. MANY STREETS IN

AND OUT OF THE CITY ARE EITHER CLOSED OR HAVE HIGH WATER. SOME

STREETS CONTINUE TO HAVE OVER A FOOT OF WATER RUNNING ON THEM.

HIGHWAY 214 AND 83 ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER AT THIS TIME. TRAVEL

IS DISCOURAGED IN SOUTHERN YOAKUM COUNTY AND PERSONS TRAVELING SHOULD

USE CAUTION SHOULD THEY ENCOUNTER ANY HIGH WATER AND AVOID ROADS

COVERED WITH WATER UNTIL WATER LEVELS RECEDE.



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