POST CURRENT SEVERE WX WARNINGS HERE!!!

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
207 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY

IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
DALLAS

AT 207 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
840 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CALLAHAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAIRD
JONES COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ABILENE

* UNTIL 945 AM CDT

* AT 840 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO INDICATE FLASH FLOODING FROM AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE AREA...THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS WARNING. A FEW MORE
THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE ARE...AND ANY ADDITIONAL
RAIN WILL AGGRAVATE THE CURRENT FLASH FLOODING POTENTIAL.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
VIEW...TYE...TUSCOLA...POTOSI...OPLIN...NOODLE...MERKEL...LAWN...
EULA...DYESS AFB...DUDLEY...CROSS PLAINS...CLYDE AND BUFFALO GAP.

TURN AROUND! DONT DROWN! DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE.
REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

LAT...LON 3271 10012 3214 10009 3210 9913 3237 9926

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RIVER FLOOD WARNING

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FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
851 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR QUINLAN
ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SABINE.

...HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE REGION IN THE PAST 24 HOURS...

SOUTH FORK OF THE SABINE NEAR QUINLAN.
OBSERVED STAGE:   11.4 FEET AT 1015 PM THURSDAY.
FLOOD STAGE:      15 FEET.
FORECAST:         RISE TO FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
CREST NEAR 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON.

AT 15 FEET MINOR OUT OF BANK FLOODING WILL OCCUR. THIS CREST COMPARES
TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.2 FEET ON MAR 28 2001.

$$
FLD       OBSERVED           FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION             STG    STG  DAY  TIME    SAT   SUN   MON   TUE

SABINE RIVER
QUINLAN             15   11.4  THU 10 PM    9.1   8.9   8.8   8.6
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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
341 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

...FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING TO THIS
AFTERNOON...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN TEXAS...
BROWN...CALLAHAN...COKE...COLEMAN...FISHER...HASKELL...JONES...
MCCULLOCH...NOLAN...RUNNELS...SAN SABA...SHACKELFORD...TAYLOR AND
THROCKMORTON.

SOME CITIES IN THE WATCH INCLUDE ABILENE...ALBANY...ANSON...BAIRD...
BALLINGER...BLACKWELL...BRADY...BROWNWOOD...COLEMAN...EARLY...
HAMLIN...HASKELL...RICHLAND SPRINGS...ROBERT LEE...ROSCOE...SAN
SABA...SANTA ANNA...STAMFORD...SWEETWATER...THROCKMORTON AND WINTERS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL INTERACT WITH A COLD FRONT AND MOIST TROPICAL
ATMOSPHERE TODAY...TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL
FLOODING RAINS. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY
DEVELOPED FROM ABILENE TO BROWNWOOD THIS MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED...THIS
RAIN WILL RAPIDLY DRAIN OFF AND PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.


A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS...CREEKS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP
AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD
HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING OCCUR OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
401 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WATCH INCLUDES
THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN TEXAS...
ANDERSON...BELL...BOSQUE...COLLIN...COMANCHE...COOKE...CORYELL...
DALLAS...DENTON...EASTLAND...ELLIS...ERATH...FALLS...FREESTONE...
GRAYSON...HAMILTON...HENDERSON...HILL...HOOD...JACK...JOHNSON...
LAMPASAS...LEON...LIMESTONE...MCLENNAN...MILAM...MILLS...MONTAGUE...
NAVARRO...PALO PINTO...PARKER...ROBERTSON...ROCKWALL...SOMERVELL...
STEPHENS...TARRANT...WISE AND YOUNG.

THE FLOOD WATCH IS FOR ALL BUT THE NORTHEAST PART OF NORTH TEXAS...OR
GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM ATHENS...TO
CORSICANA...TO SHERMAN.

AFTER A DAY OF HEAVY RAINS OVER SOUTHERN AND NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS
OF NORTH TEXAS...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY.
SOME AREAS RECEIVED AMOUNTS BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX INCHES THURSDAY.
WIDESPREAD ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE REGION TODAY...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS BETWEEN THREE
AND FIVE INCHES.

THERE ARE TWO AREAS OF GREATEST CONCERN FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING.  THE
FIRST IS IN THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS BETWEEN COMANCHE...MERIDIAN...AND
LAMPASAS.  THE SECOND IS FROM CLEBURNE...THROUGH FORT WORTH AND NORTH
THROUGH DENTON.  THESE WERE THE HARDEST HIT AREAS THURSDAY...AND WILL
BE LEAST ABLE TO HANDLE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS.  WHILE THE REMAINDER
OF THE WATCH AREA DID NOT RECEIVE AS HIGH AMOUNTS YESTERDAY...THEY
COULD STILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING FROM EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS TODAY.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS
REQUIREMENTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS ALONG AREA RIVERS.
KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF
A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS
OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.


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FLOOD WARNING until further notice.

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
934 PM CDT THU AUG 19 2004

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
DALLAS ON THE COWHOUSE CREEK...TRINITY RIVER. A FLOOD WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
PIDCOKE ON THE COWHOUSE CREEK...TRINITY RIVER. MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.


TRINITY RIVER AT DALLAS.
OBSERVED STAGE:   27.0 FEET AT 0800 PM THURSDAY.
FLOOD STAGE:      30 FEET.
FORECAST:         RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
CREST NEAR 33 FEET TOMORROW MORNING.
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.




COWHOUSE CREEK NEAR PIDCOKE.
OBSERVED STAGE:   22.2 FEET AT 0915 PM THURSDAY.
FLOOD STAGE:      20 FEET.
FORECAST:         CREST NEAR 25-26 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY
MORNING. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND MIDDAY
FRIDAY.



DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN
WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST RIVER FORECASTS.

$$
FLD       OBSERVED           FORECAST 7 PM
LOCATION             STG    STG  DAY  TIME    FRI   SAT   SUN   MON

TRINITY RIVER
DALLAS              30   27.0  THU 08 PM   31.4  23.8  20.1  19.6

LOWER BRAZOS
PIDCOKE             20   22.2  THU 09 PM    7.0   4.6   4.4   4.4
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Urban & Small Stream Flood Advisory until 9:30AM CDT

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
725 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

MCLENNAN AND FALLS

AT 723 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN EXTENDED FROM JUST WEST OF WACO...TO JUST NORTH OF
LOTT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3/4 INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AS THE
STORMS MOVE EAST AT 25 MPH.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...
HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE
SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
735 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

BOSQUE...HAMILTON AND NORTHERN CORYELL

AT 735 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. THE LINE
EXTENDED FROM NORTH OF OGLESBY...TO 10 MILES WEST OF HAMILTON.
RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AS THE LINE
MOVES EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL
AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING until 11:30PM CDT

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
931 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 931 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 7 MILES EAST OF
NORTHCREST...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...WHICH MAY RESULT
IN RUNOFF AND FLOODING IN NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BELLMEAD...LACY-LAKEVIEW AND
WEST

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 3172 9729 3157 9712 3162 9688 3183 9707

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RIVER FLOOD WARNING

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
955 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
DALLAS ON THE TRINITY RIVER. MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MINOR
FLOODING IS FORECAST.


TRINITY RIVER AT DALLAS.
OBSERVED STAGE:   32.2 FEET AT 0800 AM FRIDAY.
FLOOD STAGE:      30 FEET.
FORECAST:         CREST NEAR 33 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW MORNING.

AT 33 FEET SYLVAN AVENUE NORTH OF THE COMMERCE ST GAGE STARTS TO
FLOOD.

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. CAUTION IS URGED WHEN
WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST RIVER FORECASTS.

$$
FLD       OBSERVED           FORECAST 7 AM
LOCATION             STG    STG  DAY  TIME    SAT   SUN   MON   TUE

TRINITY RIVER
DALLAS              30   32.2  FRI 08 AM   30.2  17.9  14.3  13.7
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
928 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY

IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

COMANCHE

AT 928 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR SIPE SPRINGS...TO NEAR SIDNEY.
MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RUNOFF AND
FLOODING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...
COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
938 AM CDT FRI AUG 20 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

SOUTHEASTERN HILL AND NORTHWESTERN LIMESTONE

AT 938 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN ABBOTT AND WATT...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
POSSIBLE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO RUNOFF AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS FARMLAND
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING until Noon CDT

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
959 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BROWN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...EARLY...BROWNWOOD

* UNTIL NOON CDT

* AT 959 AM CDT...THIS EXTENDS THE EARLIER FLASH FLOOD WARNING AS
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE COUNTY...FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED
FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF BROWN COUNTY.

* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL BE CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS THR COUNTY THOUGH NOON...

TURN AROUND! DONT DROWN! DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE.
REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

LAT...LON 3206 9897 3207 9917 3155 9919 3164 9869

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1058 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BELL COUNTY UNTIL 1215 PM
CDT...

AT 11 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER STILLHOUSE HOLLOW RESERVOIR.
OVER 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN FROM THIS STORM AND MORE
HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL THROUGH NOON.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. KNOW YOUR
LOCATION IN RELATION TO STREAMS...RIVERS OR CREEKS THAT CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH RISING WATER.
DO NOT CROSS AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING...EVEN ON FOOT. RAPIDLY
FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY SWEEP YOU OFF YOUR FEET.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU ARE NEAR...OR LIVE...IN A FLASH
FLOOD PRONE AREA...MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO WALK OR DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING.

LAT...LON 3102 9788 3092 9776 3089 9761 3106 9747
3111 9767

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1124 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CDT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
BOSQUE

AT 1121 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF BOSQUE
COUNTY...JUST WEST OF IREDELL.  THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.

RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
FALLEN AND MORE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING until 12:45PM CDT

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1051 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
COLEMAN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
MCCULLOCH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
SAN SABA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAN SABA...RICHLAND SPRINGS

* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT

* AT 1050 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING FROM
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF COLEMAN AND SAN SABA AND NORTHERN
MCCULLOCH COUNTIES.

* THIS RAIN ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLOODING.

TURN AROUND! DONT DROWN! DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS
THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE.
REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

LAT...LON 3204 9964 3121 9959 3113 9858 3150 9919

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1227 PM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY EFFECTIVE UNTIL 230 PM CDT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS

MILLS AND LAMPASAS

AT 1224 PM CDT WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS MILLS AND
LAMPASAS COUNTY.  STREET FLOODING AND WATER PONDING IN LOW LYING
AREAS IS LIKELY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS
POSSIBLE.

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Flash Flood Watch until 4:00AM CDT Friday

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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
505 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2004

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THROUGH TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH
THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE WATCH
AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM LAKE JACKSON TO KATY
TO CROCKETT.

THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...FORT BEND...GALVESTON...HARRIS...HOUSTON...
LIBERTY...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...TRINITY AND WALKER.

TROPICAL STORM IVAN IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE STORM WILL BRING
WITH IT ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE...AND SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE WATCH
AREA BEGINNING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE IVAN MAKES LANDFALL...IT IS
FORECAST TO SLOW ITS FORWARD MOTION. THIS WILL ALLOW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...TO
PERSIST OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...CREATING FLOODING
POTENTIAL.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECT TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE...BUT
ISOLATED TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CENTER OF
THE STORM.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. KEEP INFORMED AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF
FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD
WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS
RISING. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY AS THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR VEHICLE TO
CROSS SAFELY! VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED
QUICKLY. RAPIDLY RISING WATER OF ONLY A FEW FEET CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE
AND ITS OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE
WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS FLOOD THREAT.

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TROPICAL STORM WARNING until Further Notice

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TROPICAL STORM IVAN LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
737 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2004

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST FROM
NORTH OF SARGENT TO HIGH ISLAND...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKE BY RESIDENTS
OF LIBERTY...CHAMBERS...HARRIS...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA COUNTIES OF
TEXAS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA
COAST FROM NORTH OF SARGENT TO MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

...STORM INFORMATION...

.LOCATION...
AT 7 AM CDT...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IVAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 95
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAMERON LOUISIANA.

.MOVEMENT...
TROPICAL STORM IVAN HAS HAS SPED UP OVERNIGHT... NOW MOVING WEST
NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.  EXPECT THIS MOTION TO CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL
THIS EVENING.

.WINDS...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY
EAST AND NORTH OF THE CENTER. LITTLE OR NO STRENGTHENING IS
ANTICIPATED PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING FOR
POSSIBLE TROPICAL STORM WINDS REACHING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. OUTSIDE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH RECEPTACLES... LAWN
FURNITURE... AND RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE PUT INSIDE OR TIED
DOWN TO HELP PREVENT DAMAGE TO WINDOWS AND DOORWAYS. PERSONS LIVING
ALONG THE COAST AND NEAR GALVESTON BAY AT ELEVATIONS OF 6 FEET MSL OR
LESS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE SURGE FLOODING DURING THE DAY AND
EVENING HOURS THURSDAY. SOME ROADS NEAR THE COAST AND NEAR GALVESTON
BAY COULD BECOME INUNDATED EARLY THURSDAY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL WEATHER RADIO AND OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION
OR RADIO STATIONS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. FOLLOW ADVISE OF LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDE LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
EAST WINDS HAVE RELAXED SLIGHTLY TONIGHT BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
LATER THIS MORNING AND DURING THE DAY CAUSING TIDES TO AGAIN RISE TO
LEVELS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. TIDE LEVELS COULD REACH UP TO 4
FEET ABOVE NORMAL TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANDFALL LOCATION THURSDAY
EVENING. AFTER IVAN MAKES LANDFALL... WINDS WILL GENERALLY BECOME
OFFSHORE AND DIMINISH.  TIDES WILL GRADUALLY ABATE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY.

LOCATION       HIGH TIDE TIME     NORMAL LEVEL      PREDICTED LEVEL

CLEAR LAKE     THU 9:41 AM        1.3 FEET          3.4 FEET

EAGLE POINT    THU 7:30 AM        1.4 FEET          3.7 FEET

FREEPORT       FRI 3:13 AM        2.5 FEET          3.5 FEET

GALVESTON      FRI 3:57 AM        1.9 FEET          3.0 FEET
CHANNEL

JAMAICA        FRI 6:35 AM        1.4 FEET          2.5 FEET
BEACH

PLEASURE PIER  FRI 2:33 AM        2.9 FEET          4.0 FEET

PORT BOLIVAR   FRI 4:11 AM        1.9 FEET          3.4 FEET

SAN LUIS PASS  FRI 3:48 AM        1.6 FEET          2.6 FEET

NOTE: WATER LEVELS ARE REFERENCED TO MEAN LOWER LOW WATER

REFERENCE LEVELS AND LOCAL EFFECTS ARE PROVIDED BELOW:

...AT 4.0 FEET...
GALVESTON AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA: WATER BEGINS COVERING THE LOWEST
WATERFRONT STREETS ON THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA...WESTERN GALVESTON ISLAND
AND THE JAMAICA BEACH AREA.

DICKINSON...ROADS NEAR GUM AND DICKINSON BAYOU BELOW THE GOLF COURSE
MAY FLOOD AND BECOME IMPASSABLE.

KEMAH AND SEABROOK: WATER BEGINS TO COVER PORTIONS OF TODDVILLE ROAD.
WATER APPROACHES LOWER PORTIONS OF RED BLUFF ROAD BETWEEN BAY AREA
BLVD AND HIGHWAY 146.

CHAMBERS COUNTY: PORTIONS OF WEST BAYSHORE RD BETWEEN ANAHUAC AND OAK
ISLAND BEGIN TO FLOOD. WATER ALSO APPROACHES HIGHWAY 124 BETWEEN
HIGH ISLAND AND FM 1985.

...AT 4.5 FEET...
GALVESTON AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA: PARTS OF HIGHWAY 87 BECOME
IMPASSABLE.

KEMAH AND SEABROOK: PARTS OF TODDVILLE ROAD CLOSED.

CHAMBERS COUNTY: FM 562 NORTHEAST OF SMITH POINT BEGINS FLOODING.

...AT 5.0 FEET...

BRAZORIA COUNTY...
SURFSIDE...WATER APPROACHES DUNES...PORTIONS OF FM 523 BETWEEN
HIGHWAY 332 AND FM 2004 BEGIN TO FLOOD. FM 2918 NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE
SAN BERNARD RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD.

GALVESTON COUNTY...
FERRY SERVICE TO AND FROM BOLIVAR CEASES. MANY FEEDER ROADS NEAR THE
BAY BEGIN TO FLOOD BETWEEN HIGHWAY 6 AND I-45 AND HITCHCOCK.

WATER 3 FEET DEEP ALONG TODDVILLE ROAD. WATER MAY GET INTO HOMES
NEAR THE ROAD.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS CURRENTLY ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ARE BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH
FROM THE EAST NORTHEAST. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTHEAST
AND INCREASE TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY REACH THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST NEAR LANDFALL...
MAINLY EAST AND NORTH OF THE STORM CENTER. WINDS EAST OF THE STORM
CENTER WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH AFTER LANDFALL.

...RAINFALL...
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN REACHING THE UPPER TEXAS COAST
THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY SPREAD INLAND OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS DURING
THE EVENING... WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT. EXPECT WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10
INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR THE STORM CENTER.

FOR MORE TROPICAL WEATHER INFORMATION...SEE THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV OR THE WEB PAGE OF THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX.

THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM IVAN STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 10 AM
CDT.