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TXC289-395-161900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1150 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LEON AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES

UNTIL 100 PM CST...



NUMEROUS ROAD FLOODING EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE...INCLUDING FLOODING ON FM ROAD 977...OLD SAN 

ANTONIO ROAD...AND HIGHWAY 7 WEST OF MARQUEZ. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN 

SEVERAL REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING WITHIN THE CITIES OF NORMANGEE 

AND BUFFALO.  



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. KNOW YOUR

LOCATION IN RELATION TO STREAMS...RIVERS OR CREEKS THAT CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH RISING WATER.

DO NOT CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING...EVEN ON FOOT. RAPIDLY

FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET.



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 3112 9675 3081 9654 3119 9578 3154 9585



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