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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1257 PM CDT THU AUG 30 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FALLS AND BELL COUNTIES UNTIL

145 PM CDT...



AT 1255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS BELL AND FALLS COUNTIES. 

MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.



BELL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS REPORTED EXTENSIVE FLOODING 

IN AND NEAR TEMPLE. POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. NUMEROUS HOMES 

ARE BEING EVACUATED AND MANY ROADS ARE CLOSED IN THE AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS 

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3125 9664 3080 9734 3106 9787 3148 9683

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