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WGUS74 KMAF 270527
FFSMAF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1127 PM MDT Wed Aug 26 2026

NMC025-270730-
/O.CON.KMAF.FF.W.0178.000000T0000Z-260827T0730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lea NM-
1127 PM MDT Wed Aug 26 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM MDT THURSDAY
FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...

At 1127 PM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing rain continues across the warned area.
Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts up to 0.5 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash
flooding is ongoing.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

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...
  Tatum, McDonald, Crossroads, Caprock, Maljamar, Tatum Airport and
  Gladiola.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3314 10306 3305 10338 3298 10349 3289 10358
      3283 10369 3284 10381 3296 10381 3297 10377
      3340 10377 3340 10372 3348 10372 3352 10325
      3351 10305

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

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