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WGUS74 KFWD 302229 CCA

FFSFTW

TXC363-302315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED HEADER ID

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

459 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PALO PINTO COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM

CDT...



THE HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE COUNTY.  ONE 

HOUR RAINFALL ESTIMATES RANGE UP TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES AROUND 

THE CITY OF MINERAL WELLS...AND UP TO ONE AND ONE QUARTER INCHES 

OVER THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.  AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH 

MAY FALL THROUGH 615 PM.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. KNOW YOUR

LOCATION IN RELATION TO STREAMS...RIVERS OR CREEKS THAT CAN BECOME

KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH RISING WATER.

DO NOT CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING...EVEN ON FOOT. RAPIDLY

FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET.



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 9808 3253 9808 3254 9854 3294 9855

          3292 9843 3299 9839



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