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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1012 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006



TXC181-310630-

GRAYSON TX-

1012 PM CST THU MAR 30 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 AM CST FOR GRAYSON

COUNTY...



AT 1012 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO

DETECT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL 

PARTS OF THE COUNTY.  THE STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR SHERMAN...MOVING  

EAST AT 10 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO 

DEVELOP TO THE WEST OF THE AREA AND WILL MOVE ACROSS LOCATIONS WHICH 

HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

KNOLLWOOD...HOWE...DENISON...TOM BEAN...BELLS...HENDRIX AND

WHITEWRIGHT.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.  MAJOR STREET 

FLOODING...WITH WATER ALMOST UP TO CAR WINDOWS HAS RECENTLY BEEN 

REPORTED NEAR SHERMAN.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS 

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A COUPLE FEET OF 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. TURN AROUND...DONT 

DROWN.



LAT...LON 3352 9691 3342 9638 3377 9640 3383 9691



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