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WGUS74 KFWD 090141

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TXZ148-162-175-090900-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

840 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ANDERSON...LEON...AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES 

UNTIL 400 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING...



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE TONIGHT 

OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ALLISON 

DRIFTS SLOWLY SOUTH.  THOUGH RAINFALL ACTIVITY HAS BEEN LIGHT DURING 

THE PAST 24 HOURS...ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE WATCH AREA WILL BE 

SLOW-MOVING...AND COULD PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT 

PERIOD OF TIME.  IN ADDITION...SOILS WERE NEARLY SATURATED...SO 

THESE RAINS COULD RESULT IN RAPID RUNOFF INTO CREEKS AND LOW-LYING 

AREAS.  THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ANDERSON...LEON...AND 

ROBERTSON COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND 

IMMEDIATELY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. USE CAUTION NEAR STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE 

DITCHES.



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