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WGUS54 KFWD 310117

FFWFWD

TXC113-310415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

817 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...



* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT



* AT 817 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM

  COPPELL TO CEDAR HILL...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GRAPEVINE TO

  CEDAR HILL...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO

  DALLAS COUNTY THROUGH 10 PM PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 

  INCHES AN HOUR. THE RAPID RUNOFF WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CEDAR

  HILL STATE PARK...CEDAR HILL...IRVING...DUNCANVILLE...DESOTO...

  COCKRELL HILL...CARROLLTON...FARMERS BRANCH...ADDISON...HIGHLAND

  PARK...LANCASTER...UNIVERSITY PARK...DALLAS...HUTCHINS...WILMER...

  RICHARDSON...BALCH SPRINGS...GARLAND...MESQUITE...SACHSE...

  SEAGOVILLE.



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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3298 9705 3256 9705 3257 9653 3297 9654



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WGUS54 KFWD 310123

FFWFWD

TXC139-217-310515-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

817 PM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ELLIS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

  HILL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...



* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT



* AT 817 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED  

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ALONG A LINE FROM RED 

  OAK...TO MIDLOTHIAN...TO ALVARADO AND BLUM...MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST 

  AT 15 MPH. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES   

  ...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH WILL 

  LIKELY RESULT IN EXTREME FLASH FLOODING AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES 

  OVER THIS AREA.



  TORRENTIAL HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER THIS AREA LAST NIGHT AND MANY 

  ROADS...CREEKS AND STREAMS REMAIN FLOODED OR SWOLLEN. THIS IS A 

  VERY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION THAT IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE 

  AREA. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RED

  OAK...ITASCA...WAXAHACHIE...WHITNEY...FERRIS...CARLS CORNER...

  PALMER...HILLSBORO...ITALY...ENNIS...BARDWELL...BYNUM...ALMA AND

  HUBBARD



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 NOW. DO NOT 

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. LESS THAN THREE FEET

OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. TURN 

AROUND...DONT DROWN



REPORT FLOODING IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT 

AGENCY...WHO WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

FORECAST OFFICE IN FORT WORTH.



LAT...LON 3184 9728 3185 9732 3218 9746 3227 9708

      3255 9707 3253 9654 3239 9645 3231 9647

      3208 9690 3182 9674 3181 9700 3187 9704

      3180 9718 3179 9729



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