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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1212 PM CST MON NOV 12 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MCLENNAN COUNTY UNTIL 100 PM

CST...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE 

MODERATE RAIN FALLING NEAR VALLEY MILLS...AND AROUND MOODY.  LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAIN WAS OCCURRING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF MCLENNAN 

COUNTY.  SOME RURAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY STILL BE THREATEN WITH 

RISING WATER...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AROUND 

WEST...AND ROSS.



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 3185 9704 3153 9684 3128 9732 3157 9756

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