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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

228 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  WHARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 400 PM CDT



* AT 220 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS ROAD        

  CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING ACROSS JACKSON AND WHARTON COUNTIES.      

  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THESE COUNTIES WITH    

  ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED BY 4 PM.



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

  EDNA...EL CAMPO...GANADO...WHARTON



ROAD CLOSURES IN WHARTON COUNTY INCLUDE FM 1300 WEST OF FM 399 AND 

WEST OF HIGHWAY 1160. COUNTY ROADS 378...372...AND 366 ARE CLOSED 

AND FLOODED NEAR CREEK WATERSHEDS. FM 1301 IS CLOSED AT MATAGORDA 

COUNTY LINE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE ALSO REPORTED ON COUNTY ROAD 164 AT 

TEAGUE ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 215 AT LOW WATER BRIDGE.



HIGH WATER IS REPORTED ON US 59 AT MUSTANG CREEK AND NEAR THE 525 

EXIT. HIGH WATER HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 60 5 MILES 

SOUTH OF LANE CITY AND NEAR NEEL ROAD.



IN JACKSON COUNTY...COUNTY ROADS 401...283...AND 311 ARE EITHER 

UNDER HIGH WATER OR CLOSED.



SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...BAYOUS..AND FARM-TO-MARKET OR OTHER

SECONDARY ROADS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. AVOID LOCATIONS WHERE WATER COVERS

THE GROUND



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...OR

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2963 9617 2922 9595 2920 9597 2898 9632

          2875 9645 2872 9665 2918 9675 2937 9639

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