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WGUS74 KLUB 060454

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

1149 PM CDT TUE OCT 5 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CASTRO AND LAMB COUNTIES UNTIL

130 AM CDT...



AT 1145 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODED 

ROADS ACROSS LAMB AND CASTRO COUNTY.  



AT 1150 PM...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST 

AROUND 15 MPH ACROSS CASTRO AND LAMB COUNTIES. FLOODING WAS REPORTED 

IN THE CITY OF LITTLEFIELD AND ALONG HIGHWAY 54 BETWEEN BULA AND

LITTLEFIELD. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS ONE HALF TO ONE INCH CAN BE 

EXPECTED THROUGH 130 AM. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE THE 

ONGOING FLOODING PROBLEMS.



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.



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

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

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LUBBOCK.



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

      3385 10211 3429 10210 3433 10202 3475 10202



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000 

WGUS74 KLUB 060454

FFSLBB

TXC069-279-060630-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX

1149 PM CDT TUE OCT 5 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR CASTRO AND LAMB COUNTIES UNTIL

130 AM CDT...



AT 1145 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODED 

ROADS ACROSS LAMB AND CASTRO COUNTY.  



AT 1150 PM...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST 

AROUND 15 MPH ACROSS CASTRO AND LAMB COUNTIES. FLOODING WAS REPORTED 

IN THE CITY OF LITTLEFIELD AND ALONG HIGHWAY 54 BETWEEN BULA AND

LITTLEFIELD. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS ONE HALF TO ONE INCH CAN BE 

EXPECTED THROUGH 130 AM. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO AGGRAVATE THE 

ONGOING FLOODING PROBLEMS.



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.



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

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

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

LUBBOCK.



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

      3385 10211 3429 10210 3433 10202 3475 10202



$$

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