Thursday, October 22, 2009

Flash Flood Warning 06:02:00.8383

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CAMP COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...PITTSBURG...LEESBURG...
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF HAGANSPORT...
MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
SMITH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WHITEHOUSE...TYLER...
TITUS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT...
UPSHUR COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GILMER...
WOOD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINNSBORO...MINEOLA...

* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT

* AT 600 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA.
WIDESPREAD TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA
SINCE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH ANOTHER LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS LATER
THIS MORNING. MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE NEAR BANKFULL NOW...AND
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILKERSON...US 259 AND I 30 INTERSECTION...SCROGGINS...ROCKY
BRANCH...PURLEY...PLEASANT GROVE...OMAHA...NEWSOME...NAPLES...MOUNT
VERNON...LONE STAR...JENKINS...DAINGERFIELD...COOKVILLE AND
CASON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 10 AM.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 3298 9531 3338 9531 3337 9481 3328 9467
3298 9465 3288 9467 3288 9471 3266 9470
3266 9476 3259 9483 3254 9499 3214 9500
3213 9546 3224 9548 3236 9546 3248 9560
3269 9560 3273 9564 3297 9567

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