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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

555 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2001



...ALL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ACROSS NORTH TEXAS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED

TO EXPIRE...



RAINFALL CONTINUES TO DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY

AND GENERALLY LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WILL PERSIST

THROUGH THE MORNING.. AS A RESULT...THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL FLASH

FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR COLLIN...

DALLAS...JOHNSON AND PARKER COUNTIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



HOWEVER...IN THESE FOUR COUNTIES...NUMEROUS COUNTY AND FARM TO MARKET

ROADS ARE STILL CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.  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.  IMPROVEMENTS IN WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

LATER THIS MORNING.



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

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

CONCERNING THIS RAIN EVENT.

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