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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

603 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004



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

   UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HOOD AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES UNTIL 830 AM

   CDT...



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



FLOODING IS BECOMING A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN PARKER...WISE...HOOD...

AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE CLOSED AND HOMES HAVE

BEEN FLOODED.  AT LEAST ONE HIGH WATER RESCUE HAS BEEN MADE.

FLOODING HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN TARRANT COUNTY.  THE WAL-MART AT LAKE

WORTH HAS WATER INSIDE.  RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN

SOME AREAS SINCE MIDNIGHT.  ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY

BY 1000 AM.



MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN COVERS COOKE...GRAYSON...WISE...WESTERN

DENTON...WESTERN TARRANT...PARKER...HOOD... AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES.



A NEW AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN EXTENDS ACROSS LAMPASAS...MILLS

...CORYELL...HAMILTON...ERATH...AND SOUTHERN COMANCHE COUNTIES...

MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS

CAN EXPECT FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND WATER PONDING ON

ROADWAYS. FLOODING WILL BECOME MORE OF A PROBLEM LATER THIS

MORNING...SHOULD THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE.



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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