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WGUS74 KFWD 140644

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

142 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008



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MCLENNAN TX-

142 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR

MCLENNAN COUNTY...



 AT 142 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN PRODUCED UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN 

MCLENNAN COUNTY. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED 

AREA...BUT RUNOFF OF RAINFALL WILL STILL CAUSE 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 3149 9752 3168 9723 3180 9700 3153 9682

      3130 9726 3127 9728 3126 9733 3126 9734

TIME...MOT...LOC 0642Z 233DEG 22KT 3179 9661



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