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000 

WGUS54 KMAF 281130

FFWMAF

TXC135-281730-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

630 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ECTOR COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS



* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT



* AT 612 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT

  SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN AND NEAR WEST ODESSA...AS RUNOFF FROM THE 

  HEAVY RAINS MONDAY NIGHT CONTINUED. AT 625 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER

  SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

  DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN ECTOR COUNTY...FROM BETWEEN NOTREES AND

  PENWELL...TO WEST ODESSA...TO ODESSA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15

  MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING

  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR.

  ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING WILL BE IMMINENT...PARTICULARLY NEAR 

  WEST ODESSA.



FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...LOW

WATER CROSSINGS... AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE

ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 

OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.



LAT...LON 3166 10279 3167 10235 3208 10234 3208 10278



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000 

WGUS54 KMAF 281130

FFWMAF

TXC135-281730-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX

630 AM CDT TUE SEP 28 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ECTOR COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS



* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT



* AT 612 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT

  SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN AND NEAR WEST ODESSA...AS RUNOFF FROM THE 

  HEAVY RAINS MONDAY NIGHT CONTINUED. AT 625 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER

  SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

  DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN ECTOR COUNTY...FROM BETWEEN NOTREES AND

  PENWELL...TO WEST ODESSA...TO ODESSA...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15

  MPH. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING

  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH RATES IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR.

  ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING WILL BE IMMINENT...PARTICULARLY NEAR 

  WEST ODESSA.



FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...LOW

WATER CROSSINGS... AND LOW LYING FARMLAND IS LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE

ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 

OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.



LAT...LON 3166 10279 3167 10235 3208 10234 3208 10278



$$

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