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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

714 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005



TXC099-101415-

CORYELL TX-

714 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR CORYELL

COUNTY...



AT 712 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 

DETECT AN AREA OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN...WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY 

RAIN...CONTINUING OVER CORYELL COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN EXTENDED 

FROM NEAR COPPERAS COVE...TO JUST EAST OF GATESVILLE...TO NEAR 

MOTHER NEFF STATE PARK. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MPH.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PURMELA...

GATESVILLE...FORT GATES AND ARNETT.



THE CORYELL COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED 

AND UNDER WATER ACROSS THE COUNTY. RAINFALL OF AROUND 1 INCH PER 

HOUR WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING SITUATION.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN FORT

WORTH.



LAT...LON 3117 9772 3132 9741 3166 9768 3152 9787

      3145 9802



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