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WGUS74 KFWD 250708

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TXC113-250900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

207 AM CDT SUN MAY 25 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DALLAS COUNTY UNTIL 400 AM

CDT...



AT 207 AM CDT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE 

MOVING EAST ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR 

MESQUITE...RICHARDSON...AND JUST NORTHWEST OF COPPELL. WATER WAS 

REPORTED IN AT LEAST ONE HOME AND ONE BUSINESS IN RICHARDSON...AND A 

PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE OF A BUSINESS WAS ALSO REPORTED DUE TO HIGH 

WATER IN RICHARDSON.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 AM IN 

EASTERN DALLAS COUNTY...ADDING TO THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING OF 

STREAMS...CREEKS...AND URBAN AREAS.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT 

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. 

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES. TAKE 

THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH 

RISING WATER.



LAT...LON 3295 9654 3258 9655 3257 9685 3298 9684



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