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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

116 AM CST THU FEB 5 2004



RAINS CONTINUE OVER NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND

EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. RAINFALL AMOUNTS SINCE 6 PM

HAVE AVERAGED BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES...WITH SOME ISOLATED HIGHER

AMOUNTS. GRAY ARMY AIRFIELD NEAR KILLEEN REPORTED 2.40 INCHES OF RAIN

BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT.



RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT OVER

NORTH TEXAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE WATCH AREA. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS

BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE FLOOD WATCH ENDS

AT 400 AM.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO

CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED

QUICKLY.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY.  RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS

OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS

CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD THREAT.



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