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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

745 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  SOUTHERN COLLIN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT



* AT 745 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN APPROACHING DALLAS...AND 

  SOUTHERN COLLIN COUNTIES. SPOTTERS REPORTED FLOODING IN LEWISVILLE.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ADDISON...ALLEN...BALCH

  SPRINGS...CARROLLTON...COCKRELL HILL...COPPELL...DALLAS...DESOTO...

  FAIRVIEW...FARMERS BRANCH...FARMERSVILLE AND FRISCO



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE APPROACHING STORMS WILL CAUSE 

FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...

HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS 

AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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.



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.



LAT...LON 3258 9700 3258 9655 3302 9654 3301 9631

          3323 9630 3324 9681 3299 9683 3299 9702



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