700
WGUS74 KMAF 042327
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
627 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

TXC371-443-050200-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
627 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTH CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTIES...

At 627 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Rises
are expected on Independence Creek overnight. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

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...
  mainly rural areas of Central Pecos and North Central Terrell
  Counties

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Big Canyon, Harral Draw, North Fork Independence Creek, Fourmile
  Draw, Nineteen Draw, Sixshooter Draw and Independence Creek.

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 3056 10280 3070 10277 3077 10269 3076 10223
      3051 10222 3047 10265

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

$$

James DeBerry