Flash Flood Warning 86, NWS Fort Worth, TX

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SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FT WORTH TX
550 AM CDT THU APR 26 1990

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT
OVER THAT PART OF NORTH TEXAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
BROWNWOOD TO MINERAL WELLS TO PARIS.  THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF NORTH TEXAS NORTH OF THE SAME LINE.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER WEST TEXAS CONTINUED TO MOVE
SLOWLY EAST. AIR WITH A VERY HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT AND A STRONG
TENDENCY TO RISE REMAINED OVER NORTH TEXAS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
COULD OCCUR JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE NORTH TEXAS AREA TODAY BUT
BEST CHANCES WILL BE IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS WHERE
ACTIVITY WILL BE AFFECTED BY OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES.  TORNADOES CANNOT
BE RULED OUT ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAIN...HIGH WINDS...AND HAIL ARE THE
MOST LIKELY EVENTS.

FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL
TEXAS YESTERDAY AND EARLY THIS MORNING AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FOR ALMOST ALL OF NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS MOST OF NORTH TEXAS
ARE REQUESTED TO MAINTAIN A HIGH STATE OF READINESS IN CASTE SPOTTER
NETS NEED TO BE ACTIVATED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
724 AM CDT THU APR 26 1990

...TORNADO WATCH FOR BELL...FALLS...ROBERTSON...LEON...MADISON AND
BRAZOS COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

AT 710 AM CDT A LINE OF NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN
STRETCHED FROM JUST WEST OF HILLSBORO TO CLIFTON TO JUST NORTHEAST OF
AUSTIN. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN
HOUR.

FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS LOW WATER CROSSINGS
CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ESPECIALLY IN BOSQUE AND CORYELL COUNTIES FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SOME RAINFALL REPORTS FROM COOPE+RATIVE
OBSERVERS...MERIDIAN 4.27...IREDELL 4.63.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
819 AM CDT THU APR 26 1990

...TORNADO WATCH FOR BELL...FALLS...ROBERTSON...LEON...MADISON AND
BRAZOS COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

AT 807 AM CDT A WIDESPREAD AREA OF RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WAS WEST OF A LINE FROM FT WORTH...TO 25
MILES EAST OF WACO TO AUSTIN. RAINFALL IS SO HEAVY THAT THE WACO
RADAR IS NOT ABLE TO FUNCTION AT ITS PEAK LEVEL.

FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS LOW WATER CROSSINGS
CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ESPECIALLY IN BOSQUE...CORYELL...BELL AND
MCLENNAN COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. WACO HAS RECEIVED
NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN DURING THE PAST 30 MINUTES...WITH WINDS<
GUSTING TO 41 MILES AN HOUR.

CENTRAL TEXAS RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID TRAVEL
UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS
NECESSARY AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS DUE TO DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER
WEATHER INFORMATION.

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TXZ031-037-261529-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WACO TX
929 AM CDT THU APR 26 1990

...TORNADO WATCH FOR BELL...FALLS...ROBERTSON...LEON...MADISON AND
BRAZOS COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

AT 914 AM CDT A WIDESPREAD AREA OF RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WAS WEST OF A LINE FROM 15 MILES EAST OF FT
WORTH...TO FAIRFIELD TO GIDDINGS...AND EXTENDED WEST TO ABILENE.

A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM ENNIS...TO PRAIRIE HILL TO
THE ROSEBUD AREA. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HAS REPORTED NUMEROUS
SECTIONS OF ACCESS ROADS IN FALLS AND MCLENNAN COUNTY TO BE UNDERWATER.

ALSO...THE INTERSECTIONS OF BROAD TO CACTUS IN WOODWAY WERE REPORTED TO<
BE UNDER WATER AT 813 AM CDT.

ELSEWHERE...RT 219 IN BOSQUE COUNTY...NEAR CLIFTON...THE BOSQUE RIVER
IS OVER THE ROAD. A MOBILE HOME ALONG THE RIVER WAS REPORTED GOING UNDER
WATER.

CENTRAL TEXAS AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY...
AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND KNOWN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. DONT BECOME THE
NEXT FATALITY. IT ONLY TAKES TWO FEET OF MOVING WATER TO SWEEP A VEHICLE
OFF THE ROAD.,

RAINFALL REPORTS RECEIVED THIS MORNING...IREDELL 4.63, MERIDIAN 4.27,
EVANT 3.65, WALNUT SPRINGS 5.20.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TV FOR FURTHER
WEATHER INFORMATION.

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