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TXC133-201315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

720 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EASTLAND COUNTY UNTIL 815 AM

CDT...



AT 720 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED 

WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER EASTLAND COUNTY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 

NEAR AND WEST OF RISING STAR. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH.



ALTHOUGH RAINFALL INTENSITY HAS DECREASED SINCE 645 AM...AN 

ADDITIONAL 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN MAY FALL...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST 

PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNOFF 

AND FLOODING.



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 3249 9850 3231 9849 3210 9893 3210 9910

      3248 9908



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