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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

532 PM CST THU FEB 15 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 730 PM...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DALLAS FORT WORTH

METROPLEX...INCLUDING COLLIN...ROCKWALL AND JOHNSON COUNTIES UNTIL

730 PM.



NATIONAL WEATHER DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE WIDESPREAD

MODERATE RAIN EXTENDING FROM CLEBURNE...ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST

HALF OF TARRANT COUNTY...AND ACROSS MOST OF DALLAS...COLLIN AND

ROCKWALL COUNTIES.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL OVER EASTERN

DALLAS...AND FROM PLANO...TO MCKINNEY AND BLUE RIDGE.



RAIN EARLIER TODAY HAS SATURATE THE GROUND...AND RUNOFF WILL REMAIN

SLOW THIS EVENING.  SOME LOW WATER CROSSING ARE FLOODED...

AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ARE NEARLY FULL.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO FLOOD AREAS OR AROUND BARRICADES.  DO NOT

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISIONS SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER

STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL FLASH FLOOD EVENT.



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