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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

417 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR TARRANT...PARKER...WISE...DENTON COUNTIES

   UNTIL 600 AM CDT...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HOOD COUNTY UNTIL 830 AM CDT...



...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD AVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR DALLAS

   COUNTY UNTIL 515 AM CDT...



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS UNTIL 400 PM CDT...



FLOODING IS BECOMING A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN EASTERN PARKER COUNTY.

THREE HOMES HAVE BEEN FLOODED.  A HIGH WATER RESCUE IS IN PROGRESS

SOUTH OF ALEDO.  AT LEAST 15 ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO HIGH

WATER AND ANOTHER 15 MAY SOON BE CLOSED.  AN ESTIMATED ONE TO THREE

INCHES HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR AND UP TO SIX INCHES ESTIMATED BY

RADAR SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN TUESDAY MORNING.



IN WESTERN DENTON COUNTY LOW WATER CROSSINGS ARE FLOODED AND

IMPASSABLE.



 MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES FROM SOUTHWEST COOKE COUNTY

SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN DENTON...EASTERN WISE...WESTERN TARRANT...

HOOD...PARKER...SOMERVELL...AND BOSQUE COUNTIES.



MORE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN AND

SOUTHWESTERN PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS...MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 25

MILES AN HOUR.



FLOODING WILL BECOME A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS MORE MODERATE TO HEAVY

RAIN FALLS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...AND ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD

WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BEFORE THE MORNING RUSH HOUR

COMMUTE.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

 IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY.  RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS

OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS

CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD THREAT.



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