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WGUS74 KAMA 230134

FFSAMA

TXC233-230300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

830 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR HUTCHINSON

COUNTY...



AT 815 PM CDT...THE HUTCHINSON COUNTY EOC REPORTED PEOPLE BEING 

EVACUATED AT SEVERAL HOMES IN BORGER DUE TO RAPIDLY RISING WATER AND 

ASSOCIATED FLASH FLOODING. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

STINNETT...SANFORD AND PRINGLE.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA AS MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP AND MOVE 

NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. 



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

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

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3564 10160 3565 10113 3602 10110 3602 10159



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