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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

755 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MONTAGUE COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM

CDT...



...SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF MONTAGUE 

COUNTY...





AT 755 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW 

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS MONTAGUE 

COUNTY. THE STORMS HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE 

WESTERN PART OF MONTAGUE COUNTY AND MOVING EAST AT 10-15 MPH.



RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN 

IN AN EAST-WEST BAND ACROSS CENTRAL MONTAGUE COUNTY NORTH OF BOWIE. 

OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS LIKELY ALREADY FALLEN NEAR THE TOWNS OF 

MONTAGUE AND STONEBURG. CONTINUED HEAVY RAINS IN THESE AREAS WILL 

RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING IN AND AROUND STONEBURG AND 

MONTAGUE THROUGH AT LEAST 930 PM. 



FLOODING WILL BE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 81 NEAR STONEBURG...ALONG   

HIGHWAY 59 BETWEEN BOWIE AND MONTAGUE AND ALONG FM 1806 BETWEEN   

STONEBURG AND MONTAGUE. LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF OVER 6 INCHES WILL 

BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 930 PM. 

 

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 AT NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES. TAKE

THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH

RISING WATER.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3374 9799 3351 9797 3352 9749 3377 9748



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