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WGUS54 KFWD 010705

FFWFTW

TXC309-011000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

205 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MCLENNAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 500 AM CDT



* AT 205 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS MCLENNAN

  COUNTY. RADAR TRENDS INDICATE THAT HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR

  SEVERAL MORE HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF MCLENNAN COUNTY...LEADING TO

  FLASH FLOODING. ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM AT THE

  WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT. MAJOR STREET FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN

  THE WACO AND CRAWFORD AREAS. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BELLMEAD...BEVERLY HILLS...

  LACY-LAKEVIEW...NORTHCREST...WACO AND WOODWAY



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.



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.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3152 9757 3136 9742 3160 9685 3182 9701



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000 

WGUS54 KFWD 010705

FFWFTW

TXC309-011000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

205 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MCLENNAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 500 AM CDT



* AT 205 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS MCLENNAN

  COUNTY. RADAR TRENDS INDICATE THAT HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR

  SEVERAL MORE HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF MCLENNAN COUNTY...LEADING TO

  FLASH FLOODING. ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AM AT THE

  WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT. MAJOR STREET FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN

  THE WACO AND CRAWFORD AREAS. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BELLMEAD...BEVERLY HILLS...

  LACY-LAKEVIEW...NORTHCREST...WACO AND WOODWAY



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.



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.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3152 9757 3136 9742 3160 9685 3182 9701



$$

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