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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1020 AM CST MON NOV 12 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HILL COUNTY UNTIL NOON...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MCLENNAN COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 

AM CST...



AT 1020 AM...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE AN AREA OF WIDESPREAD 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN HALF OF HILL COUNTY

SOUTHWEST ACROSS MOST OF MCLENNAN COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING 

NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 4 TO 8 INCHES  

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN WEST...NORTHCREST...AND PENELOPE...

WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10 INCHES SOUTHWEST OF LEROY.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. KNOW YOUR

LOCATION IN RELATION TO STREAMS...RIVERS OR CREEKS THAT CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH RISING WATER.

DO NOT CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING...EVEN ON FOOT. RAPIDLY

FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP

THEM AWAY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER...ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3203 9689 3180 9672 3171 9695 3154 9684

          3128 9733 3158 9758

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