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WGUS74 KFWD 201441

FFSFWD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

941 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008



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COLLIN TX-DALLAS TX-

941 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN DALLAS AND WESTERN COLLIN COUNTIES...



AT 936 AM CDT...TELEVISION MEDIA RELAYED REPORTS OF ONGOING FLASH 

FLOODING NEAR PARKER IN SOUTHERN COLLIN COUNTY.  ADDITIONAL FLOODING 

IS OCCURRING NEAR LUCAS.  MOST OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED 

ACROSS THE AREA...BUT EARLIER TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN 

CONTINUED FLOODING IN THE WARNED AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR.  SOME 

AREAS HAVE MEASURED IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE LAST FEW 

HOURS.  RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE SOME ISOLATED AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 

IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY FLASH FLOODING 

INCLUDE...PARKER AND LUCAS.  SMALL CREEKS THROUGHOUT COLLIN COUNTY 

WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.



LAT...LON 3300 9652 3288 9652 3287 9684 3340 9677

      3341 9641



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