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WGUS74 KFWD 140648

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

147 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008



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HOPKINS TX-

147 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2008



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

HOPKINS COUNTY...



 AT 147 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN PRODUCED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN 

HOPKINS 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 3299 9583 3307 9579 3327 9559 3337 9538

      3336 9531 3299 9531 3296 9534

TIME...MOT...LOC 0647Z 235DEG 24KT 3347 9498



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