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TXC443-260500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

1000 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR TERRELL

COUNTY...



AT 948 PM CDT...NO NEW FLOODING REPORTS FROM TERRELL COUNTY HAVE 

BEEN RECEIVED AND HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. HIGHWAY 

349 SOUTH OF SHEFFIELD IS CLOSED AT DRY CREEK DUE TO THE BRIDGE BEING

WASHED OUT. THERE ARE OTHER AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT LIKELY HAVE 

WATER OVER THE ROADWAYS.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. 

TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.



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

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



LAT...LON 2979 10214 3006 10257 3027 10256 3029 10236

      3059 10236 3059 10215 3065 10213 3063 10166

      3063 10166 3054 10164 3042 10173 3034 10166

      3027 10177 2977 10178 2980 10184



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