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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM

1000 PM MDT WED AUG 4 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ROOSEVELT COUNTY IN

NEW MEXICO UNTIL 1100 PM MDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

WAS CONTINUING OVER THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS 

EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY...FROM 

ELIDA AND ROGERS ON SOUTH. 



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

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT

NIGHT TO TELL HOW MUCH WATER IS ON ROADS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FAST

MOVING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.



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