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Hamilton Police Department, Texas
Wednesday August 17th, 2016 :: 10:40 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Flash Flood Warning

Flash Flood Warning
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
TXC035-099-193-171830-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1035 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BOSQUE COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...
NORTHEASTERN CORYELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL TEXAS...

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 1033 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN HAMILTON AND
NORTHEASTERN CORYELL COUNTIES. THIS RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO
EXCESSIVE WATER RUNOFF AND CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. LOW-LYING AREAS
ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO RAPIDLY RISING WATER. SOME LOW-WATER
CROSSINGS MAY FLOOD AND BECOME IMPASSABLE.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
GATESVILLE AND CRANFILLS GAP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...FARMLAND...AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

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LAT...LON 3202 9792 3178 9772 3159 9760 3158 9760
3156 9758 3151 9755 3142 9787 3187 9816

Address/Location
Hamilton Police Department, Texas
204 E Main St
Hamilton, TX 76531

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 254-386-3805

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