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WGUS74 KFWD 191121

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

621 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008



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JACK TX-

621 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JACK COUNTY IS

CANCELLED...



THE BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVE EAST AND OUT OF THE COUNTY. TO 

REPORT PREVIOUS FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

FORT WORTH.



LAT...LON 3397 9759 3391 9757 3393 9751 3391 9747

      3328 9747 3327 9791 3344 9792 3345 9796

      3348 9799 3386 9797 3388 9792 3386 9788

      3387 9784 3399 9769



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TXC337-497-191315-

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MONTAGUE TX-WISE TX-

621 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT FOR

NORTHERN WISE AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES...



AT 619 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM BETWEEN CHICO AND ALVORD IN 

NORTHWEST WISE COUNTY...TO 6 MILES EAST OF BOWIE...TO MONTAGUE AND 

NOCONA. ALL ACTIVITY WAS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH. 



RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS 

NORTHWEST WISE COUNTY INTO SOUTHWEST MONTAGUE COUNTY. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 

INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 815 AM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN 

INCLUDE FORESTBURG...STONEBURG...ST. JO AND NOCONA.



WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. IT

ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER TO CARRY AWAY MOST SPORT UTILITY

VEHICLES AND PICKUPS. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR

DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL THE WATER RECEDES. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD

RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE

YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE 

ROAD. 



LAT...LON 3397 9759 3391 9757 3393 9751 3391 9747

      3328 9747 3327 9791 3344 9792 3345 9796

      3348 9799 3386 9797 3388 9792 3386 9788

      3387 9784 3399 9769



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