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WGUS74 KMAF 290859

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TXC115-291100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

359 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR DAWSON

COUNTY...



AT 354 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED 

OUT OF DAWSON COUNTY. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL IN 

NORTHERN DAWSON COUNTY MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY 

ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 87 WHERE FLOODING OCCURRED YESTERDAY. IN 

ADDITION...NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING OVER PARTS OF 

THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL 

IN DAWSON COUNTY BY 6 AM CDT



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 3292 10216 3254 10218 3254 10171 3292 10173



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