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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

507 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009



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DALLAS TX-

507 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR

DALLAS COUNTY...



AT 503 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF IRVING...MOVING   

EAST AT 20 MPH. 



RADAR INDICATES THAT THE HEAVY RAIN AREA WAS BEGINNING TO EXPAND 

ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY. THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN COULD CAUSE 

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE 

CITY OF DALLAS...THROUGH 645 AM CDT. 



AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL ACROSS DALLAS COUNTY 

BETWEEN 500 AM AND 630 AM THIS MORNING. 



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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.



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LAT...LON 3299 9652 3255 9652 3256 9702 3257 9703

      3299 9703



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