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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

812 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TARRANT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT



* AT 812 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER FORT WORTH...MOVING EAST AT 32  

  MPH. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD 

  OF TIME WHICH WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

  INCLUDE...HALTOM CITY...WATAUGA...RICHLAND HILLS...MANSFIELD...

  DALWORTHINGTON GARDENS...NORTH RICHLAND HILLS...PANTEGO...KELLER...

  ARLINGTON...HURST...BEDFORD...COLLEYVILLE...SOUTHLAKE...EULESS AND

  GRAPEVINE.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND 

FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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 3300 9753 3298 9703 3257 9703 3256 9702

      3255 9703 3256 9755

TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 252DEG 27KT 3277 9727



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