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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

822 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR JOHNSON COUNTY UNTIL 915 PM

CDT...



AT 820 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS 

AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. 



ALTHOUGH RAIN INTENSITIES HAVE GRADUALLY DIMINISHED SINCE 730 PM... 

CONTINUED RAIN WILL RAPIDLY RUN OFF AND COULD CREATE SOME FLOODING 

PROBLEMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY WILL AVERAGE ONE 

QUARTER INCH BETWEEN 830 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 3254 9718 3228 9713 3222 9754 3253 9757



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