703
WGUS74 KMAF 290819
FFSMAF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
319 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2012
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ECTOR-MIDLAND-CRANE-WARD-WINKLER-REEVES-
319 AM CDT SAT SEP 29 2012
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL REEVES...WINKLER...WARD...CRANE...MIDLAND AND ECTOR
COUNTIES...
AT 310 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE SHOWERS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF FLASH
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WINK...
WICKETT...WEST ODESSA...WARFIELD...VALLEY VIEW...THE WINKLER COUNTY
SANDHILLS...MONAHANS SANDHILLS STATE PARK...SPRABERRY...PLEASANT
FARMS...PENWELL...ODESSA...NOTREES...NORTH COWDEN...MONAHANS...
MISSION DORADO...MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...MIDLAND...KERMIT...
GREENWOOD...GOLDSMITH...GARDENDALE AND COTTON FLAT.
NO RECENT REPORTS OF FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
HOWEVER THE SHOWERS ARE STILL WIDESPREAD WITH RAINFALL RATES AROUND
ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR AND RUNOFF WILL EASILY BE GENERATED. IT IS
EXPECTED THAT THERE ARE STILL LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND CREEKS THAT
ARE RUNNING WITH WATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND.
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.
LAT...LON 3165 10361 3165 10333 3200 10333 3200 10307
3209 10305 3209 10178 3165 10178 3165 10232
3109 10230 3109 10241 3121 10244 3133 10267
3127 10282 3138 10302 3111 10328 3143 10326
3143 10346 3162 10351
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