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WGUS74 KFWD 280215

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TXC085-113-280400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

915 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DALLAS...AND NORTHERN COLLIN 

COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...



THE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO THE 

METROPLEX CONTINUES TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST. EVEN THOUGH WIDESPREAD 

HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED...FURTHER THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO THE 

WEST MAY BRING MORE RAIN TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THIS COULD 

EXACERBATE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM THE HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS 

EVENING. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO RUNOFF AND COULD 

CAUSE SOME ADDITIONAL FLOODING PROBLEMS THROUGH 11 PM.



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 3301 9652 3259 9655 3256 9702 3301 9704

          3301 9687 3321 9683 3322 9632 3302 9632



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