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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

819 AM CDT WED JUN 9 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COMANCHE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  ERATH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  HOOD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  MILLS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  SOMERVELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 1215 PM CDT



* AT 819 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL PERSISTING ACROSS THE AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT    

  OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE AREA ALSO REPORTED SEVERAL FLOOD RELATED  

  EVENTS...INCLUDING CARS BEING WASHED OFF ROADS IN HOOD COUNTY. THE 

  AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BLUFF DALE...CASTOR...CHALK       

  MOUNTAIN...CLAIRETTE...COMANCHE...DE LEON...DEMOCRAT...            

  DUBLIN...GLEN ROSE...GRANBURY...HUCKABAY AND LINGLEVILLE



THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AS WELL 

AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. 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. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3173 9865 3211 9888 3233 9843 3251 9843

          3253 9765 3223 9765 3207 9802 3166 9844

          3143 9832 3129 9852 3150 9891



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