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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

825 AM CDT THU JUL 29 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR DALLAS...ELLIS...JOHNSON AND

TARRANT COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...





AT 825 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FROM TERRELL...TO FORT WORTH...TO 

COMANCHE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR ESTIMATES AND

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES

OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT AND SOUTHERN 

DALLAS COUNTIES. THERE HAVE BEEN 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN OVER PARTS OF 

EASTERN JOHNSON...AND THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF ELLIS COUNTY.



RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS...CONTINUES TO RESULT IN FLOODING

AND FLASH FLOODING. NUMEROUS STREETS...ROADS...AND LOW LYING 

AREAS HAVE ALREADY FLOODED. IN ADDITION...STREAMS...CREEKS...AND 

RIVERS ARE ALSO FLOODING.



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.



IF YOU ARE NEAR...OR LIVE...IN A FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE 

IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK OR DRIVE ACROSS 

AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.  TURN 

AROUND DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3295 9657 3231 9653 3210 9690 3232 9711

      3221 9755 3296 9749



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