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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

745 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HAMILTON AND COMANCHE COUNTIES UNTIL 

   1115 AM CDT...



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

   JACK...AND PALO PINTO 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...



MAJOR...LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN PARKER COUNTY.  

OVER 50 ROADS ARE CLOSED AND 5 HOMES HAVE BEEN FLOODED ALONG ASH 

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



RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME AREAS SINCE 

MIDNIGHT...AND UP TO 8 INCHES SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN TUESDAY MORNING.  



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

...HOOD...AND SOMERVELL COUNTIES.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES 

IN WESTERN DENTON...WISE...PARKER...AND WESTERN TARRANT COUNTIES. 



MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 35...

AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY BY 1000 AM ACROSS 

THIS AREA. 



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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