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000 

WGUS74 KFWD 280204

FFSFTW

TXC439-280300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

903 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TARRANT COUNTY UNTIL 

1000 PM CDT...



THE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT BROUGHT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO 

PARTS OF TARRANT COUNTY HAS MOVED NORTHEAST INTO COLLIN AND HUNT 

COUNTIES. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE 

BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS TARRANT COUNTY AT 900 PM. MOVEMENT WAS 

NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.



EVEN THOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED...THERE MAY STILL BE 

SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS EVENING. 

ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO RUNOFF AND COULD CAUSE SOME 

ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THROUGH 10 PM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. KNOW YOUR LOCATION IN RELATION TO STREAMS...RIVERS OR 

CREEKS THAT CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

DRIVE THROUGH RISING WATER. 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 AT NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES. TAKE

THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH

RISING WATER.



LAT...LON 3299 9707 3260 9703 3259 9756 3300 9753



$$

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000 

WGUS74 KFWD 280204

FFSFTW

TXC439-280300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

903 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TARRANT COUNTY UNTIL 

1000 PM CDT...



THE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT BROUGHT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN TO 

PARTS OF TARRANT COUNTY HAS MOVED NORTHEAST INTO COLLIN AND HUNT 

COUNTIES. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE 

BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS TARRANT COUNTY AT 900 PM. MOVEMENT WAS 

NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.



EVEN THOUGH WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED...THERE MAY STILL BE 

SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS EVENING. 

ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO RUNOFF AND COULD CAUSE SOME 

ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THROUGH 10 PM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. KNOW YOUR LOCATION IN RELATION TO STREAMS...RIVERS OR 

CREEKS THAT CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

DRIVE THROUGH RISING WATER. 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 AT NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES. TAKE

THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH

RISING WATER.



LAT...LON 3299 9707 3260 9703 3259 9756 3300 9753



$$

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