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WGUS74 KFWD 191625

FFSFWD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1125 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008



TXC145-161-289-293-395-191730-

/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080819T1730Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

FREESTONE TX-LIMESTONE TX-LEON TX-FALLS TX-ROBERTSON TX-

1125 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR

ROBERTSON...NORTHEASTERN FALLS...LEON...SOUTHERN LIMESTONE AND

FREESTONE COUNTIES...



AT 1123 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED 

AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS CENTERED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 

BUFFALO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. 



RADAR INDICATES THAT LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THIS MORNING HAVE 

TOTALLED 4 TO 5 INCHES. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA BEFORE THE RAINFALL DIMINISHES EARLY THIS 

AFTERNOON.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE TEAGUE...BUFFALO...FAIRFIELD AND FAIRFIELD LAKE STATE PARK.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. 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.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES...CREEKS AND

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. THEY ARE PRONE TO RAPID RISES AND MAY FLOOD

QUICKLY. REMEMBER FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED

DEATHS.



LAT...LON 3084 9667 3091 9669 3093 9675 3103 9677

      3107 9665 3144 9685 3190 9604 3185 9598

      3180 9598 3177 9590 3170 9587 3170 9583

      3166 9579 3133 9568



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000 

WGUS74 KFWD 191625

FFSFWD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1125 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008



TXC145-161-289-293-395-191730-

/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0068.000000T0000Z-080819T1730Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

FREESTONE TX-LIMESTONE TX-LEON TX-FALLS TX-ROBERTSON TX-

1125 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR

ROBERTSON...NORTHEASTERN FALLS...LEON...SOUTHERN LIMESTONE AND

FREESTONE COUNTIES...



AT 1123 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED AN 

AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED 

AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS CENTERED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 

BUFFALO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. 



RADAR INDICATES THAT LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THIS MORNING HAVE 

TOTALLED 4 TO 5 INCHES. ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS 

THE WARNED AREA BEFORE THE RAINFALL DIMINISHES EARLY THIS 

AFTERNOON.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE TEAGUE...BUFFALO...FAIRFIELD AND FAIRFIELD LAKE STATE PARK.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTHS. 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.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...STAY AWAY FROM DRAINAGE DITCHES...CREEKS AND

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. THEY ARE PRONE TO RAPID RISES AND MAY FLOOD

QUICKLY. REMEMBER FLOODING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF WEATHER RELATED

DEATHS.



LAT...LON 3084 9667 3091 9669 3093 9675 3103 9677

      3107 9665 3144 9685 3190 9604 3185 9598

      3180 9598 3177 9590 3170 9587 3170 9583

      3166 9579 3133 9568



$$

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