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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1020 PM MDT SUN MAY 9 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL LEA

COUNTY...



AT 1010 PM MDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED WATER OVER

THE ROAD FROM 3 INCHES TO A FOOT DEEP ALONG HIGHWAY 82 NORTHEAST

OF LOVINGTON. IN ADDITION SEVERAL CITY STREETS IN LOVINGTON 

WERE REPORTED FLOODED. 



AT 1020 PM MDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS DECREASING

IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE FROM NEAR LOVINGTON TO KNOWLES. 

HOWEVER VERY RAINFALL FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO

PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS CENTRAL LEA COUNTY. 



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING OR SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.



LAT...LON 3256 10359 3245 10311 3263 10308 3284 10308

          3334 10308 3339 10349



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