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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX

729 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009



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HAMILTON TX-MILLS TX-CORYELL TX-LAMPASAS TX-

729 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2009



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR

LAMPASAS...WESTERN CORYELL...MILLS AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON

COUNTIES...



AT 728 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN LAMPASAS 

COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST CORYELL COUNTY. THE STORM PRODUCING THE HEAVY 

RAINFALL WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. RADAR INDICATES   THAT 1 TO 3 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE 

POSSIBLE THROUGH 930 PM CDT.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE MULLIN AND HAMILTON.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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. 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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN FORT

WORTH.



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LAT...LON 3169 9877 3172 9849 3168 9847 3181 9819

      3120 9768 3105 9794 3103 9833 3164 9879



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