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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

450 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM FOR PARKER COUNTY...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM FOR COLLIN...DALLAS...

AND JOHNSON COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF NORTH TEXAS EXPIRES...



WHILE FLOODING CONTINUES OVER THE FOUR COUNTIES WITH WARNINGS...THE

RAIN ACTIVITY OVER NORTH TEXAS IS DECREASING IN INTENSITY AND

COVERAGE. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS THE

UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST. AS A RESULT...THE THREAT

OF ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED...AND THE FLASH

FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



HOWEVER...IN THE FOUR COUNTIES WITH WARNINGS...NUMEROUS COUNTY

AND FARM TO MARKET ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED.  MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN

THE DARK...AND AVOID DRIVING INTO ANY PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE

ROAD.  AS THE RAINS END...FLOOD WATERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND

ROADS WILL BECOME PASSABLE LATER THIS MORNING.



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

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS

CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

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