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WGUS74 KFWD 212314

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TXC309-220045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

512 PM CST SUN NOV 21 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MCLENNAN COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM

CST...



AT 510 PM MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS OCCURRING ACROSS THE WACO 

METROPOLITAN AREA AND IN SOUTHWEST MCLENNAN COUNTY NEAR MOODY. OVER 

ONE INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN AN HOUR AS THIS AREA MOVES ACROSS 

THE COUNTY. MOVEMENT IS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.   



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 3185 9705 3153 9683 3127 9734 3159 9759



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