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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

300 PM CST SUN DEC 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FANNIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  HUNT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  DELTA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

  HOPKINS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

  LAMAR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

  RAINS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS

  VAN ZANDT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 800 PM CST



* AT 300 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD 

THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM ROSSER NORTHEAST THROUGH TERRELL... 

GREENVILLE...PARIS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 

INCHES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS 

EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. FLOODING OF ROADS IS 

OCCURRING...AND HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED AFFECTING HOMES NORTH OF 

PARIS.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BLOSSOM...BONHAM...CADDO

  MILLS...CANTON...CELESTE...COMMERCE...COOPER...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...

  GRAND SALINE...GREENVILLE AND HONEY GROVE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR HUNT AND KAUFMAN 

COUNTIES.



LAT...LON 3381 9532 3379 9534 3299 9540 3298 9563

          3283 9565 3241 9550 3242 9640 3295 9635

          3334 9626 3372 9625 3384 9534



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