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WGUS74 KSJT 212233

FFSSJT

TXC235-212300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

535 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR IRION COUNTY UNTIL

615 PM CDT...



AT 518 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAVE FALLEN OVER SOUTHWESTERN IRION COUNTY SINCE 4 PM...WITH 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO 1 INCH EXPECTED BY 615 PM CDT. THIS WILL 

CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND POOR 

DRAINAGE AREAS.



AT 520 PM CDT...COUNTY OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT THAT HIGHWAY 

163 AT FM 2469 IS FLOODED.  MANY DRAWS AND CREEKS ARE FLOWING WITH 

RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS.  OTHER LOW AREAS OF 

ROADS...ESPECIALLY COUNTY ROADS MAY HAVE WATER COVERING THEM.  



DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH 

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD 

DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.





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