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WGUS74 KMAF 102226

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TXC243-110015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

525 PM CDT SAT JUL 10 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL JEFF

DAVIS COUNTY...



AT 513 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A ROCK 

SLIDE WITHIN FORT DAVIS STATE PARK ON HIGHWAY 118 DUE TO HEAVY 

RAINFALL...APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF FORT DAVIS. NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN 

AND AROUND FORT DAVIS SINCE 230 PM CDT. AT 520 PM CDT...DOPPLER 

RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL EXTENDED FROM 

15 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT DAVIS TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT 

DAVIS...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.  



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FORT 

DAVIS...RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. 



FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW

WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO ARROYOS...DRAWS...AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS. HEAVY RAINFALL...EVEN FROM DISTANT STORMS...CAN CREATE SUDDEN

FLOWS CAPABLE OF OVERTAKING CAMPERS AND HIKERS. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE

RISING WATER.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MIDLAND.



LAT...LON 3053 10429 3043 10382 3067 10353 3082 10369

      3104 10406 3085 10433



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