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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

618 AM CDT THU AUG 19 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 900 AM CDT



* AT 618 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

  RAIN FROM OVER TARRANT COUNTY...FROM NEAR BENBROOK...NORTH 

  NORTHEAST TO NEAR WATAUGA.  THE RAIN WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH 

  NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...

  FORT WORTH AROUND 625 AM CDT

  RICHLAND HILLS...HALTOM CITY AROUND 640 AM CDT

  NORTH RICHLAND HILLS AROUND 645 AM CDT

  HURST...WATAUGA AROUND 650 AM CDT

  COLLEYVILLE AROUND 700 AM CDT

  SOUTHLAKE AROUND 710 AM CDT



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ARLINGTON...BEDFORD...BLUE

MOUND...DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...EULESS...EVERMAN...FOREST HILL...

GRAPEVINE...HASLET...KELLER...KENNEDALE AND PANTEGO



RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR TWO INCHES HAVE FALLEN SINCE 400 AM IN THE 

AREA...AND ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES ARE 

POSSIBLE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 3258 9749 3257 9713 3298 9705 3297 9740



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