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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1144 PM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...



* UNTIL 245 AM CDT



* AT 1144 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM

  WHITE SETTLEMENT TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ARLINGTON...OR ALONG A

  LINE EXTENDING FROM WHITE SETTLEMENT TO GRAND PRAIRIE...MOVING

  NORTH AT 5 MPH.



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

  WORTH...WESTWORTH...RIVER OAKS...SANSOM PARK...LAKE WORTH...

  RICHLAND HILLS...HALTOM CITY...LAKESIDE...HURST...BEDFORD...

  EULESS...BLUE MOUND...NORTH RICHLAND HILLS...SAGINAW...WATAUGA...

  EAGLE MOUNTAIN...COLLEYVILLE...PELICAN BAY...KELLER...GRAPEVINE...

  SOUTHLAKE...HASLET AND PECAN ACRES



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.



THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY

DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED

ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER CAN CARRY

VEHICLES AWAY. TURN AROUND... DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3264 9753 3262 9702 3299 9703 3300 9753



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