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WGUS74 KFWD 131827

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TXC027-145-331-395-132045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

126 PM CDT THU MAY 13 2004



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

MILAM COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...



AT 125 PM...MODERATE TO HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS 

EASTERN BELL...FALLS...AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF MILAM AND ROBERTSON 

COUNTIES. MOVEMENT OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EAST AROUND 25 

MPH.



MANY HOMES HAVE BEEN FLOODED IN AND NEAR HEARNE...WHILE OTHER AREAS 

CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODED ROADWAYS...CREAKS AND STREAMS.



LATEST RADAR DATA SUGGEST THE HEAVY RAIN SHOULD TAPER OFF...FROM 

WEST TO EAST...BY 3 PM. HOWEVER...FLOODING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO 

CREATE A HAZARD WELL AFTER THE RAINS END. 



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 3105 9787 3075 9724 3050 9716 3078 9657

          3101 9627 3131 9636 3120 9662 3149 9682

          3123 9738 3130 9744



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