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WGUS74 KFWD 011129

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TXC213-349-011200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

625 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HENDERSON AND NAVARRO COUNTIES

UNTIL 700 AM CDT...



LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS...ALONG A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH 

HEAVY RAINFALL...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NAVARRO AND HENDERSON 

COUNTIES THROUGH MID MORNING. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF NAVARRO AND HENDERSON COUNTIES 

OVERNIGHT. THE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAIN IS RESULTING IN FLOODING 

IN SOME LOW LYING...FLOOD PRONE AREAS.



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 CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER IS 

FLOWING...EVEN ON FOOT. RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY SWEEP YOU 

OFF YOUR FEET.



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.





LAT...LON 3234 9633 3234 9551 3209 9547 3204 9606

          3182 9653 3184 9671 3208 9688



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