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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

1007 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008



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COLLIN TX-TARRANT TX-DALLAS TX-

1007 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FOR

NORTHWESTERN DALLAS...SOUTHEASTERN TARRANT AND COLLIN COUNTIES...



AT 1006 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED  

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES   

SOUTHEAST OF FARMERSVILLE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF MANSFIELD...MOVING   

SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RADAR INDICATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS  

ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

MIDNIGHT CST.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE CEDAR HILL.



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 3337 9637 3334 9637 3335 9629 3319 9629

      3313 9632 3298 9652 3283 9664 3268 9680

      3255 9693 3256 9741 3270 9723 3285 9706

      3299 9703 3300 9684 3307 9684 3340 9651



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