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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

644 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 845 PM CST



* AT 644 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE    

  AREA OF HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER TARRANT COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST AT 

  20 MPH.  THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL EXTENDS FROM BEDFORD TO ARLINGTON.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ARLINGTON...BEDFORD...BLUE

  MOUND...COLLEYVILLE...DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...EDGECLIFF...

  EULESS...EVERMAN...FOREST HILL...FORT WORTH...HALTOM CITY AND HURST



SPOTTER REPORTS THAT WATER IS BEGINNING TO COVER SEVERAL ROADWAYS 

WITH AT LEAST ONE SUBMERGED VEHICLE.  RADAR INDICATES THAT RATES OF 

IN EXCESS OF AN INCH AN HOUR ARE FALLING OVER EASTERN TARRANT COUNTY 

FROM BEDFORD TO ARLINGTON. 



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



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.



LAT...LON 3286 9741 3260 9738 3261 9706 3294 9707



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