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TXC139-251-439-190100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED AREA FOR WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

600 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN TARRANT... 

NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON AND NORTHWESTERN ELLIS COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM 

CDT...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS 

TARRANT COUNTY THROUGH 730 PM. SEVERAL HIGH WATER RESCUES HAVE 

ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN MANSFIELD...AND ALSO ALONG HULEN ROAD IN 

FORT WORTH. IN THE COMMUNITY OF EDGECLIFF VILLAGE...WALNUT CREEK IS 

OVERFLOWING ITS BANKS.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE NEAR...OR LIVE...IN A FLASH

FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT ATTEMPT

TO WALK OR DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING.



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 3297 9706 3236 9703 3235 9757 3298 9752



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