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WGUS74 KFWD 192003

FFSFTW

TXC251-192145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

303 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR JOHNSON COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM

CDT...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST 

NORTHEAST AT 25 ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM.  AREAS BETWEEN 

CLEBURNE TO JOSHUA AND ALVARADO COULD RECEIVE ANOTHER ONE AND ONE 

HALF INCHES BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS.  ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT 

WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED... LOW WATER CROSSING AND 

FLOOD PRONE ROADS COULD BE COVERED WITH WATER.  HYDRO PLANING ON 

HIGHWAYS WILL REMAIN A PROBLEM UNTIL THE RAIN ENDS.





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 3254 9760 3223 9758 3216 9753 3229 9710

      3254 9711



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000 

WGUS74 KFWD 192003

FFSFTW

TXC251-192145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

303 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR JOHNSON COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM

CDT...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST 

NORTHEAST AT 25 ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY THROUGH 400 PM.  AREAS BETWEEN 

CLEBURNE TO JOSHUA AND ALVARADO COULD RECEIVE ANOTHER ONE AND ONE 

HALF INCHES BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS.  ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT 

WIDESPREAD FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED... LOW WATER CROSSING AND 

FLOOD PRONE ROADS COULD BE COVERED WITH WATER.  HYDRO PLANING ON 

HIGHWAYS WILL REMAIN A PROBLEM UNTIL THE RAIN ENDS.





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 3254 9760 3223 9758 3216 9753 3229 9710

      3254 9711



$$

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