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000 

WGUS54 KMAF 271300

FFWMAF

TXC165-271900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

758 AM CDT MON SEP 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GAINES COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 745 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

  HIGHWAY 180 8 MILES EAST OF SEMINOLE WAS COVERED BY 1 TO 2 FEET

  OF RUNNING WATER.  WATER WAS ALSO OVER THE ROAD NEAR THE 

  INTERSECTION OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 1429 AND HIGHWAY 180...AND 

  8 MILES WEST OF SEAGRAVES ALONG HIGHWAY 83.  AT 750 AM...NATIONAL 

  WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO 

  HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTHWEST ACROSS GAINES COUNTY AT 25 MPH.  THIS 

  ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL ACROSS THE 

  COUNTY.  



MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE...AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS

DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED

ROADS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY

AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.



FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... LOW WATER CROSSINGS...

NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS... AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY.

DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



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

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



LAT...LON 3252 10305 3252 10221 3294 10220 3294 10304



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KMAF 271300

FFWMAF

TXC165-271900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

758 AM CDT MON SEP 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GAINES COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 745 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 

  HIGHWAY 180 8 MILES EAST OF SEMINOLE WAS COVERED BY 1 TO 2 FEET

  OF RUNNING WATER.  WATER WAS ALSO OVER THE ROAD NEAR THE 

  INTERSECTION OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD 1429 AND HIGHWAY 180...AND 

  8 MILES WEST OF SEAGRAVES ALONG HIGHWAY 83.  AT 750 AM...NATIONAL 

  WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO 

  HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTHWEST ACROSS GAINES COUNTY AT 25 MPH.  THIS 

  ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CONTINUE THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL ACROSS THE 

  COUNTY.  



MOST FLOODING DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE...AND MANY OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS

DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT IS NEVER SAFE TO DRIVE ON FLOODED

ROADS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY

AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.



FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... LOW WATER CROSSINGS...

NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS... AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY.

DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



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

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



LAT...LON 3252 10305 3252 10221 3294 10220 3294 10304



$$

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