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WGUS74 KMAF 042120
FFSMAF

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

TXC371-050015-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Pecos TX-
420 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN PECOS COUNTY...

At 420 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. At 4:15 PM CDT, street flooding was
reported in Fort Stockton.  Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2.5 to 3.5 inches in 1 hour.
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...
  Fort Stockton, Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport and Firestone
  Test Track.

This includes the following streams and drainages...
  Leon Creek, Comanche Creek, Hackberry Draw and Coyanosa 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 3100 10276 3088 10274 3082 10285 3080 10319
      3088 10324 3108 10310 3111 10291

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2.5-3.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

James DeBerry