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WGUS74 KCRP 251710

FFSCRP

TXZ243-251815-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

1210 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2001



...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUE THROUGH 115 PM

CDT FOR NUECES COUNTY...



THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY...FOR NUECES COUNTY

REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 115 PM CDT.  THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA.  THE CORPUS CHRISTI

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS RECEIVED 1.92 INCHES OF RAINFALL AND LIGHT

RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL.  THIS HAS SMASHED THE PREVIOUS RECORD  OF

1.03.



ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE AREA FROM

COUNTY ROAD 665 TO HIGHWAY 358 NEAR THE HIGHWAY 44 INTERCHANGE.

HEAVY RAINFALL ALSO FELL FROM THE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT TO HIGHWAY 44 TO INTERSTATE 37.  MOTORISTS TRAVELING AREA

ROADWAYS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WATER HAS

COMPLETELY DRAINED OFF.



REMEMBER NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER THAT COVERS A

ROADWAY...AS YOUR CAR COULD QUICKLY BE SWEPT AWAY.



REMEMBER TO WATCH FOR WATER THAT MAY BE STANDING IN LOW LYING

AREAS.  MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION IN AREAS WHERE

ROADWAYS REMAIN WET.

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