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WGUS74 KFWD 192129

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TXC093-193-333-192145-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

429 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR COMANCHE...HAMILTON AND MILLS

COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...



CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 

EAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF COMANCHE COUNTY... AND 

MILLS AND HAMILTON COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM AND AFTERWARDS.  THE 

WARNING MAY BE EXTENDED INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS ADDITIONAL 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE WEST WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA 

FOR THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS.



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 3170 9779 3128 9857 3150 9892 3172 9861

      3207 9886 3224 9856 3190 9835 3190 9817

      3198 9801



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