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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1032 PM CDT THU APR 17 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KAUFMAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 1032 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED  

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM TERRELL TO KAUFMAN.    

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE      

  COUNTY IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...WHICH WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.



* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN          

  INCLUDE...TERRELL AND KAUFMAN.



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 3243 9645 3247 9650 3251 9652 3253 9650

      3255 9653 3282 9651 3282 9629 3286 9628

      3284 9608 3236 9608 3237 9645

TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 239DEG 37KT 3262 9629



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