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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

816 PM CST SAT APR 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 1215 AM CST



* AT 816 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE 

THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO 

NORTHWEST DALLAS COUNTY. THIS STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY 

THROUGH 10 PM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS AND ALONG 

STREAMS AND CREEKS.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ADDISON...CARROLLTON...

  COPPELL...DALLAS...FARMERS BRANCH...GARLAND...IRVING...MESQUITE...

  RICHARDSON...ROWLETT...SACHSE AND SUNNYVALE



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3299 9703 3275 9702 3271 9654 3297 9653



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