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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

619 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008



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LAMAR TX-DELTA TX-HOPKINS TX-

619 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR

HOPKINS...DELTA AND LAMAR COUNTIES...



* AT 619 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

ALREADY FALLEN.   ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 800 

PM CDT. FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN WAS REPORTED IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS 

INCLUDING KLONDIKE...PARIS...AND COMMERCE. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE 

INTO THE EVENING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY

MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO

REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...

MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



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

DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT AT NIGHT TO TELL HOW

MUCH WATER IS ON THE ROADS. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. MOTORISTS

SHOULD NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE A DIFFERENT

ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES.



LAT...LON 3298 9585 3385 9586 3392 9558 3386 9532

      3321 9528 3297 9530

TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 181DEG 6KT 3359 9556



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