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WGUS74 KFWD 161518
FFSFWD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1018 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

TXC143-221-161715-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Erath TX-Hood TX-
1018 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN ERATH AND HOOD COUNTIES...

At 1018 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1
and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5
to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Stephenville, Granbury, Pecan Plantation, Lipan, Bluff Dale,
  Morgan Mill, Oak Trail Shores, Squaw Creek Reservoir, Huckabay,
  DeCordova, Cresson, Tolar, Stockton Bend, Waples, Mambrino,
  Paluxy, Patillo, Lake Granbury, Selden and Acton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3256 9807 3256 9762 3232 9762 3232 9778
      3223 9795 3215 9806 3215 9828 3251 9836
      3251 9807

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

$$

Schroeder