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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

1036 PM CDT TUE OCT 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CASTRO COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

  LAMB COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS



* UNTIL 130 AM CDT



* AT 1036 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH INTO CASTRO AND LAMB COUNTIES. RAINFALL 

  AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 1 AM. 



* LOCATIONS IN AND NEAR THE WARNING INCLUDE EARTH...HART...

  FIELDTON...SPADE...OLTON AND SUDAN



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 8 0

6 7 4 5 1 2 9 0.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



LAT...LON 3475 10250 3434 10253 3430 10258 3385 10259

      3385 10211 3429 10210 3433 10202 3475 10202



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