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970 FGUS84 KAMA 081907 RVSAMA 090107- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 207 PM CDT SAT JUN 8 2013 FOR THE PALO DURO CREEK...THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARE INCLUDED... SPEARMAN. .SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LAST NIGHT CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN THE RIVER...TO OVER BANKFULL STAGE. FOR THE PALO DURO CREEK AT SPEARMAN...THE LATEST STAGE AS OF 2 PM SATURDAY WAS 15 FEET. AT THIS STAGE...MODERATE OVERBANK FLOODING OCCURS. CATTLE AREA THREATENED AND DAMAGE TO FENCES IS POSSIBLE. THE PALO DURO CREEK AT SPEARMAN CRESTED AT 16 FEET AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECLINE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IT SHOULD FALL BELOW BANKFULL BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR LOCAL CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS EVENT. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS. $$
