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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
510 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2008

...MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE RIO GRANDE AT
PRESIDIO AND DOWNSTREAM INTO THE BIG BEND...

.MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE RIO
GRANDE RIVER FROM PRESIDIO TO DRYDEN. WATER RELEASES FROM LUIS
LEON RESERVOIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE RIO GRANDE THROUGH
THIS WEEK. ALTHOUGH THE RELEASE RATE FROM THE RESERVOIR HAS
DECREASED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS...WATER LEVELS ALONG THE
LEVEES REMAIN HIGH AND BREACHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE. CONSIDERABLE
FLUCTUATIONS IN WATER LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS DEPENDING ON ANY CHANGE IN THE RELEASES OR RAINFALL
WITHIN THE WATERSHED.

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PRESIDIO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PRESIDIO
510 AM CDT SAT OCT 4 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...
  PRESIDIO VALLEY.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* WATER RELEASES AT LUIS LEON RESERVOIR ON THE RIO CONCHOS
  CONTINUE TO AFFECT RIVER LEVELS ON THE RIO GRANDE. FLASH
  FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE SHOULD LEVEES FAIL.

* PORTIONS OF FM 170 AND OTHER LOCAL ROADWAYS REMAIN CLOSED DUE
  TO FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING.  FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

FOR ADDITIONAL RIVER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND AND CLICK ON RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS ON
THE LEFT MENU BAR.

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