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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1053 AM CDT SUN APR 4 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR REEVES COUNTY UNTIL 1145 AM 

CDT...



AT 1020 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTINUED TO REPORT MAJOR 

FLOODING IN SEVERAL AREAS.  PARTS OF INTERSTATE 10 CONTINUE TO

BE FLOODED.  WATER IS ALSO REPORTED OVER HIGHWAY 285.



IN ADDITION...A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PECOS RIVER 

AND DARK CANYON DRAW.  RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST TO TAKE PLACE 

SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE PECOS RIVER AND DARK CANYON DRAW IN 

CARLSBAD.  



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR EDDY 

COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER WEST 

TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.  THESE 

ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT SITUATION.  



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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