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WGUS74 KMAF 110357

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NMC015-110615-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

957 PM MDT SAT JUL 10 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM MDT FOR SOUTHERN

EDDY COUNTY...



AT 915 PM MDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED FLOODING ALONG 

PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROAD 418...ABOUT 33 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARLSBAD. 

FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 408...DARK CANYON 

ROAD...WITH 6 INCHES OF WATER COVERING THE ROAD...ABOUT 1 TO 3 MILES 

WEST OF HIGHWAY 62 AND 180.



AT 954 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A 

FEW THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING ACROSS SOUTHERN EDDY COUNTY. THE OVERALL 

COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN DECREASING 

OVER THE PAST HOUR. HOWEVER...FLOODING ALONG AREA ROADS AND LOW 

LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS 

RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE.



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.



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. 



LAT...LON 3206 10403 3232 10410 3224 10461 3204 10447



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000 

WGUS74 KMAF 110357

FFSMAF

NMC015-110615-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

957 PM MDT SAT JUL 10 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM MDT FOR SOUTHERN

EDDY COUNTY...



AT 915 PM MDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED FLOODING ALONG 

PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROAD 418...ABOUT 33 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARLSBAD. 

FLOODING WAS ALSO REPORTED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 408...DARK CANYON 

ROAD...WITH 6 INCHES OF WATER COVERING THE ROAD...ABOUT 1 TO 3 MILES 

WEST OF HIGHWAY 62 AND 180.



AT 954 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A 

FEW THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING ACROSS SOUTHERN EDDY COUNTY. THE OVERALL 

COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN DECREASING 

OVER THE PAST HOUR. HOWEVER...FLOODING ALONG AREA ROADS AND LOW 

LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS 

RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE.



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.



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. 



LAT...LON 3206 10403 3232 10410 3224 10461 3204 10447



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