Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Fort Worth, TX

Issued

Mar 19, 2012, 10:02 PM CDT (03:02 UTC)

Expired

Mar 20, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Fort Worth, TX

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Rockwall County, TX

The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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897 
WGUS54 KFWD 200302
FFWFWD
TXC397-200600-
/O.NEW.KFWD.FF.W.0009.120320T0302Z-120320T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1002 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ROCKWALL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 1002 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL 2 MILES SOUTH OF FATE...MOVING
  NORTH AT 35 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS THE
  WARNED AREA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLASH
  FLOODING THROUGH 100 AM CDT.

* LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN          
  INCLUDE...ROCKWALL AND ROYSE CITY.

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 3282 9630 3281 9652 3298 9652 3298 9630

$$


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556 
WGUS74 KFWD 200347
FFSFWD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1047 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

TXC397-200600-
/O.CON.KFWD.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ROCKWALL TX-
1047 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
ROCKWALL COUNTY...

AT 1047 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROCKWALL...
MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLASH
FLOODING THROUGH 100 AM CDT.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN
INCLUDE ROCKWALL...FATE AND ROYSE CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINS OFTEN FLOOD ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY.
FLOOD WATERS MAY RISE RAPIDLY IN CREEKS...STREAMS...AND NORMALLY DRY
WASHES. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS
WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS
WHERE WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD. TAKE A DIFFERENT
ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION OR WAIT UNTIL FLOOD WATERS RECEDE.

&&

LAT...LON 3282 9630 3281 9652 3298 9652 3298 9630

$$

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