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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
815 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

  RIO GRANDE AT HEATH CANYON AFFECTING BREWSTER COUNTY

MANUAL OBSERVATIONS FROM HEATH CANYON INDICATE THAT RIVER LEVELS
ARE CURRENTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. AS OF 615 PM...THE OBSERVED RIVER
LEVEL IS AT 20.8 FEET WHICH IS AT MINOR FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER
LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS RELEASES FROM LUIS LEON RESERVOIR IN MEXICO CONTINUE.
FUTURE FORECASTS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON THE AMOUNT OF WATER BEING
RELEASED FROM LUIS LEON RESERVOIR. IN ADDITION...ALTHOUGH RAIN
CHANCES REMAIN LOW...ANY RAINFALL THAT FALLS ACROSS THE AREA MAY
CAUSE CHANGES TO THE CURRENTLY FORECAST RIVER LEVELS.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING.

RIVER LEVELS ARE HIGH. RANCHERS AND FARMERS SHOULD MOVE LIVESTOCK
AND MACHINERY AWAY FROM FLOOD PRONE AREAS IF TIME PERMITS.

MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THROUGH THIS AREA. IF YOU
ENCOUNTER A FLOODED STRETCH OF ROADWAY... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
IT. YOUR VEHICLE COULD BE SWEPT DOWNSTREAM IN RUSHING FLOODWATERS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE GO TO OUR LOCAL WEBPAGE LOCATED
AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND ...SELECT RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS UNDER
CURRENT CONDITIONS.

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815 PM CDT WED OCT 01 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR
  THE RIO GRANDE AT HEATH CANYON.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  6PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET (6.3 METERS).
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET (6.1 METERS).
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 20.7 FEET (6.3 METERS).
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET (6.1 METERS)...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING
  BEGINS.  PROPERTY AND A FEW DWELLINGS OF LA LINDA...MEXICO BEGIN TO
  FLOOD.

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