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WGUS74 KMAF 061001

FFSMAF

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-061200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

500 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004



...THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS HAVE ACROSS LEA...ANDREWS...

GAINES COUNTIES THIS MORNING...



AT 355 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAVE

STRENGTHENED ACROSS LEA COUNTY BETWEEN LOVINGTON AND JAL. RADAR

ESTIMATES THAT HOURLY RAINFALL RATES MAY APPROACH ONE INCH. WITH

GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED RUNOFF WILL BE GENERATED RAPIDLY CAUSING

WATER TO RISE AGAIN. THIS RAIN IS MOVING INTO WEST ANDREWS AND GAINES

COUNTIES. FLOODING MAY QUICKLY DEVELOP. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH

FLOODS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MDT.



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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 061001

FFSMAF

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-061200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

500 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004



...THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS HAVE ACROSS LEA...ANDREWS...

GAINES COUNTIES THIS MORNING...



AT 355 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAVE

STRENGTHENED ACROSS LEA COUNTY BETWEEN LOVINGTON AND JAL. RADAR

ESTIMATES THAT HOURLY RAINFALL RATES MAY APPROACH ONE INCH. WITH

GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED RUNOFF WILL BE GENERATED RAPIDLY CAUSING

WATER TO RISE AGAIN. THIS RAIN IS MOVING INTO WEST ANDREWS AND GAINES

COUNTIES. FLOODING MAY QUICKLY DEVELOP. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH

FLOODS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MDT.



$$

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