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WGUS74 KFWD 240012

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TXC503-240245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

712 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR YOUNG COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM

CDT...



AT 710 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF YOUNG COUNTY. AT 700 PM 

CDT...SPOTTERS IN NEWCASTLE REPORTED FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE COUNTY...THEREFORE ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING.   



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE 

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 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 3298 9895 3297 9867 3338 9848 3338 9890



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