

000 

WGUS74 KFWD 300113

FFSFTW

TXC113-439-300300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

813 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR TARRANT AND DALLAS COUNTIES

UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...



AT 812 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA 

OF HEAVY RAIN OVER TARRANT COUNTY NEAR DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH. THIS 

AREA WAS MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. RADAR ALSO INDICATED WIDESPREAD 

AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS THE REST OF DALLAS AND 

TARRANT COUNTIES. 



THE HEAVIEST RAINS THROUGH 9 PM WILL FALL NEAR AND WEST OF 

INTERSTATE 35W AND NORTH OF LOOP 820. AREAS NEAR HASLET...SAGINAW... 

AND THE ALLIANCE CORRIDOR CAN EXPECT BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS THIS 

EVENING. 

 

ALTHOUGH RAIN INTENSITIES HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED SINCE 700 PM... 

CONTINUED RAIN WILL RAPIDLY RUNOFF AND COULD CREATE SOME FLOODING 

PROBLEMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS DALLAS AND TARRANT COUNTIES WILL 

AVERAGE ONE HALF INCH BETWEEN 810 PM AND 1000 PM. 



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES. TAKE

THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH

RISING WATER.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR PAST POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP

THEM AWAY. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS IN THE WATER...ABANDON IT

IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3298 9684 3260 9683 3259 9724 3297 9723



$$

