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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1051 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2007

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO PLAINS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER
TRANS PECOS REGION OF WEST TEXAS...AND THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...

.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT WHILE A SECOND COLD FRONT
IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. THESE FEATURES...ALONG WITH AMPLE
AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA...AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION...WILL COMBINE TO
PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
WHILE THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF
WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...SATURATED GROUND FROM
RECENT RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN.

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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MONAHANS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
1051 PM CDT MON SEP 10 2007 /951 PM MDT MON SEP 10 2007/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/
TUESDAY...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND TEXAS...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...CENTRAL LEA
  COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY
  COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY. IN
  TEXAS...ANDREWS...BORDEN...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...
  GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARTIN...
  MIDLAND...MITCHELL...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...
  SCURRY...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD AND WINKLER.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* ADDITIONAL SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT. SOILS ARE
  SATURATED ACROSS SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA...AND
  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL ELEVATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
  FLOODING. ALSO...A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
  MAY PRODUCE WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS LATE TONIGHT AS A STRONGER
  COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA.

* IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE
  FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
  WATER BEGINS RISING.

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.

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