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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
448 PM CDT Sat May 4 2024

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Crane County in western Texas...
  Ector County in western Texas...
  West Central Midland County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Ward County in western Texas...
  Winkler County in western Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 448 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain 
  have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 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...
  Odessa, Monahans, Kermit, Thorntonville, Goldsmith, West Odessa, 
  Wickett, Notrees, Penwell, Monahans Sandhills State Park, Roy Hurd 
  Memorial Airport and Odessa Schlemeyer Field.

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 3203 10294 3202 10280 3200 10246 3198 10227
      3183 10218 3179 10229 3165 10263 3160 10277
      3149 10304 3172 10308 3196 10322

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

$$

James DeBerry