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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

445 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TARRANT COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM 

CST AND FOR DENTON COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CST...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS SUGGEST 

THAT HEAVY RAINFALL IS CONTINUING OVER TARRANT AND DENTON COUNTIES.  

FORT WORTH FIRE AND DISPATCH REPORTS THAT NUMEROUS HIGH WATER 

RESCUES ARE ONGOING IN FORT WORTH.  RADAR INDICATES THAT ONE AREA 

OF HEAVY RAIN IS LOCATED BETWEEN DENTON AND GRAPEVINE...AND WILL 

CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.  ANOTHER AREA OF HEAVY RAIN 

EXTENDING FROM JUST WEST OF BENBROOK...TO GRANBURY...WILL MOVE 

ACROSS TARRANT COUNTY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.



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.



IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...ESCAPE RISING WATER BY MOVING DIRECTLY TO

HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT CAMP OR PARK YOUR VEHICLE ALONG STREAMS AND

WASHES. PAY ATTENTION TO THUNDERSTORMS WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT AND TO

RAPID INCREASES IN STREAM LEVELS AND FLOW.



LAT...LON 3327 9696 3262 9709 3260 9752 3316 9734

          3331 9709

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