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Flash Flood Statement

National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX

627 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024



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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.



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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



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James DeBerry