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TXC309-091615-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

921 AM CDT THU OCT 9 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MCLENNAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT



* AT 916 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY       

  HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO FALL OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF MCLENNAN

  COUNTY IN THE AREA BETWEEN MCGREGOR...MOODY...AND WACO.  RADAR    

  ESTIMATES THAT BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN DURING A ONE      

  HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT 915 AM CDT.   EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS

  REPORT NUMEROUS STREETS FLOODED AND CLOSING IN  MCGREGOR AND

  WOODWAY.  VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AT A RATE OF TWO

  INCHES AN HOUR THROUGH 1030 AM.  ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS LIKELY.

  MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 84 AND INTERSTATE 35 SOUTH AND WEST OF WACO 

  SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

  

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BELLMEAD...BEVERLY HILLS...

  HEWITT...LACY-LAKEVIEW...LORENA...MCGREGOR...ROBINSON AND WACO



KEEP CHILDREN FROM PLAYING NEAR RUSHING FLOOD WATERS. THE BANKS

STREAMS AND FLOODWAYS ARE SLIPPERY AND RAIN SOFTENED GROUND MAY GIVE

WAY EASILY. DO NOT LET YOUR CHILD BE A VICTIM OF DANGEROUS FLOOD

WATERS



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 3152 9749 3126 9734 3147 9700 3161 9710

          3162 9727



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