Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Fort Worth, TX

638 
WGUS74 KFWD 200344
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1044 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

TXC027-099-309-200545-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLENNAN TX-BELL TX-CORYELL TX-
1044 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR
CORYELL...BELL AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES...

AT 1041 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROBINSON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN
FLASH FLOODING THROUGH 1245 AM CDT.

THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS BELL AND CORYELL 
COUNTIES...BUT RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS MAY CAUSE CONTINUED 
FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING. AT 1033 PM...SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS WERE 
REPORTED TO BE FLOODED ACROSS CORYELL COUNTY. 

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY LOCALIZED 
FLOODING INCLUDE LACY-LAKEVIEW...BELLMEAD...NORTHCREST...RIESEL... 
HALLSBURG...WEST AND MART.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 OR IF THE ROAD HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR WASHED
AWAY. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL
WATER RECEDES.

&&

LAT...LON 3088 9763 3090 9783 3104 9792 3107 9790
      3146 9818 3170 9769 3158 9760 3186 9704
      3152 9680 3128 9728 3099 9707 3090 9726
      3075 9732

$$

398 
WGUS74 KFWD 200451
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1151 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

TXC027-099-309-200545-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120320T0545Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLENNAN TX-BELL TX-CORYELL TX-
1151 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR
CORYELL...BELL AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES...

AT 1146 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL 2 MILES WEST OF KILLEEN...MOVING 
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WAS 
ALSO MOVING THROUGH MCLENNAN COUNTY. VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY 
OCCURRED ACROSS WESTERN BELL COUNTY...CORYELL AND MCLENNAN COUNTIES 
THIS EVENING.  AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED 
BEFORE SUNRISE. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE THE 
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.  EVACUATIONS OF SOME FLOOD PRONE AREAS 
HAS OCCURRED IN THE CITY OF KILLEEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 OR IF THE ROAD HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR WASHED
AWAY. TAKE A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL
WATER RECEDES.

&&

LAT...LON 3088 9763 3090 9783 3104 9792 3107 9790
      3146 9818 3170 9769 3158 9760 3186 9704
      3152 9680 3128 9728 3099 9707 3090 9726
      3075 9732

$$


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