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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

904 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DALLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT



* AT 904 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY...MOVING        

  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES WILL   

  BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF            

  TIME...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE URBAN 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 3257 9703 3299 9704 3299 9652 3255 9652

      3255 9702

TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 244DEG 21KT 3274 9691



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