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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

557 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SEAGOVILLE...ROWLETT...MESQUITE...

  HUTCHINS...BALCH SPRINGS

  ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ROCKWALL



* UNTIL 900 PM CST



* AT 552 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED   

  VERY HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN

  DALLAS COUNTY INTO ROCKWALL COUNTY. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES

  INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN

  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS NEAR HUTCHINS AND

  BALCH SPRINGS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND BRING AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR

  MORE OF RAINFALL BEFORE THE RAIN DIMINISHES AFTER 730 PM.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HEATH AND

  ROYSE CITY.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3260 9683 3260 9653 3283 9653 3284 9630

      3298 9629 3298 9651



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