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WGUS74 KFWD 261334

FFSFWD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

833 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007



TXC309-261500-

MCLENNAN TX-

833 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR

MCLENNAN COUNTY...



AT 828 AM CDT...IT CONTINUES TO RAIN VERY HARD OVER THE EASTERN HALF 

OF THE COUNTY. THE RAIN END DIMINISHED OVER THE WESTERN HALF FOR THE 

MORNING.  



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

WACO...NORTHWEST...LACY-LAKEVIEW AND BELLMEAD



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE WARNED AREA.



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 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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3134 9743 3159 9760 3179 9720 3184 9707

      3186 9704 3153 9681 3128 9728 3126 9735



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