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WGUS74 KFWD 131429

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TXC027-145-331-395-131500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

929 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR FALLS...ROBERTSON...BELL AND

MILAM COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...



THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS HEAVY RAINFALL HAS RESULTED 

IN NUMEROUS HIGH WATER RESCUES...WASHED OUT ROADWAYS...AND ROAD 

CLOSURES. TRAVEL ACROSS ROBERTSON AND MILAM COUNTIES SHOULD BE 

AVOIDED...IF AT ALL POSSIBLE...FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



AT 928 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS MAINLY MILAM AND ROBERTSON 

COUNTIES. ESTIMATES OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN INDICATED BY 

RADAR. RAINFALL OBSERVERS HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT 6 TO 10 INCHES 

HAS INDEED FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING. 



MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EAST 

NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. NEW STORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WEST OF THE 

WARNED COUNTIES...THUS THE FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL LINGER FOR THE 

NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.



A NEW FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AS THE CURRENT 

WARNING EXPIRES AT 10 AM. 



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.



AGAIN...THIS IS A VERY 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 3149 9683 3120 9665 3133 9636 3099 9628

          3080 9655 3052 9713 3079 9727 3108 9784

          3127 9727



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