928
WGUS74 KMAF 162154
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
354 PM MDT Thu May 16 2024

NMC025-162345-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-240516T2345Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lea NM-
354 PM MDT Thu May 16 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR EAST CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...

At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. At 3:48 PM MDT, a spotter reported flsh
flooding and cars stranded 3 miles southeast of Hobbs.  The expected
rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Hobbs, Humble City, Industrial Airpark and Lea County Regional
  Airport.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Seminole Draw and Monument Draw.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

&&

LAT...LON 3272 10307 3265 10310 3267 10325 3268 10343
      3277 10339 3283 10317 3278 10309

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

James DeBerry