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WGUS54 KFWD 211827

FFWFTW

TXC281-212100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

124 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAMPASAS COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM

CDT...



AT 120 PM CDT A LARGE THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM

3 MILES EAST OF LAMPASAS TO 10 MILES WEST OF ADAMSVILLE.  THIS STORM 

HAS A SLOW AND ERRATIC MOVEMENT GENERALLY TO THE EAST NORTHEAST.  

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 



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 3123 9855 3104 9843 3106 9793 3145 9818



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