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000 

WGUS74 KFWD 101504

FFSFWD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1003 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2007



TXC113-101600-

DALLAS TX-

1003 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY...



...SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED...



AT 1003 AM CDT...THE VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT WERE OVER THE DOWNTOWN 

DALLAS AREA HAD DIMINISHED AND MOVED EAST. HOWEVER...A CLUSTER OF 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS HAS NOW RE-DEVELOPED ACROSS THE 

NORTHWEST PART OF DALLAS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS AT 1003 AM CDT 

WERE CENTERED 2 MILES NORTH OF IRVING AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 5 

MPH.



VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE CITY OF 

DALLAS AND SURROUNDING SUBURBS. THESE AREAS HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED 

VERY HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

OF 2 INCHES WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE 

NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY OF DALLAS. IRVING...FARMERS BRANCH... 

COPPELL...AND RICHARDSON WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED BY SIGNIFICANT FLASH 

FLOODING THIS MORNING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3300 9698 3296 9704 3271 9703 3272 9652

      3299 9652 3299 9683



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000 

WGUS74 KFWD 101504

FFSFWD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1003 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2007



TXC113-101600-

DALLAS TX-

1003 AM CDT MON SEP 10 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTY...



...SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED...



AT 1003 AM CDT...THE VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT WERE OVER THE DOWNTOWN 

DALLAS AREA HAD DIMINISHED AND MOVED EAST. HOWEVER...A CLUSTER OF 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS HAS NOW RE-DEVELOPED ACROSS THE 

NORTHWEST PART OF DALLAS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS AT 1003 AM CDT 

WERE CENTERED 2 MILES NORTH OF IRVING AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 5 

MPH.



VERY HEAVY RAINS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE CITY OF 

DALLAS AND SURROUNDING SUBURBS. THESE AREAS HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED 

VERY HEAVY RAINS EARLIER THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

OF 2 INCHES WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING ACROSS THE 

NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY OF DALLAS. IRVING...FARMERS BRANCH... 

COPPELL...AND RICHARDSON WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED BY SIGNIFICANT FLASH 

FLOODING THIS MORNING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3300 9698 3296 9704 3271 9703 3272 9652

      3299 9652 3299 9683



$$

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