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000 

WGUS74 KFWD 250057

FFSFWD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

752 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007



TXC121-439-250145-

DENTON TX-TARRANT TX-

752 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN TARRANT AND DENTON COUNTIES...



AT 748 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. SIGNIFICANT AND 

LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN DENTON COUNTY NUMEROUS 

ROADS AND CREEKS ARE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. CARS ARE ALMOST 

COMPLETELY SUBMERGED AND A HIGH WATER RESCUE WAS NEEDED IN ARGYLE. 

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MORE RAIN IS APPROACHING THE AREA 

AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY 

RECEIVED OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH...RAY

ROBERTS PARK...SHADY SHORES...SANGER...PILOT POINT...LITTLE 

ELM...KRUM...KRUGERVILLE...HACKBERRY...DENTON...CROSS ROADS AND 

AUBREY AND ARGYLE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS 

FLOODED ROADS REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.



LAT...LON 3299 9752 3301 9739 3342 9738 3343 9728

      3342 9727 3342 9684 3299 9684 3300 9710

      3292 9724 3284 9753



$$



82/JLD

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000 

WGUS74 KFWD 250057

FFSFWD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

752 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007



TXC121-439-250145-

DENTON TX-TARRANT TX-

752 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN TARRANT AND DENTON COUNTIES...



AT 748 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. SIGNIFICANT AND 

LIFE THREATENING FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN DENTON COUNTY NUMEROUS 

ROADS AND CREEKS ARE FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE. CARS ARE ALMOST 

COMPLETELY SUBMERGED AND A HIGH WATER RESCUE WAS NEEDED IN ARGYLE. 

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MORE RAIN IS APPROACHING THE AREA 

AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY 

RECEIVED OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CORINTH...RAY

ROBERTS PARK...SHADY SHORES...SANGER...PILOT POINT...LITTLE 

ELM...KRUM...KRUGERVILLE...HACKBERRY...DENTON...CROSS ROADS AND 

AUBREY AND ARGYLE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS 

FLOODED ROADS REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.



LAT...LON 3299 9752 3301 9739 3342 9738 3343 9728

      3342 9727 3342 9684 3299 9684 3300 9710

      3292 9724 3284 9753



$$



82/JLD

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