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WGUS74 KMAF 042144

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TXC475-042230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

443 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR WARD COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO 

EXPIRE...



AT 436 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAD

MOVED OUT OF WARD COUNTY. HOWEVER...STANDING OR RUNNING WATER

WILL TAKE SEVERAL HOURS TO RUNOFF. THEREFORE...RESIDENTS SHOULD 

CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS.     



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR WARD

COUNTY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF 

AND FLASH FLOODING DUE TO SATURATED GROUND. 



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.



LAT...LON 3150 10344 3133 10282 3161 10280 3164 10337



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