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WGUS54 KCRP 312056

FFWCRP

TXC007-057-010000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

400 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ARANSAS COUNTY IN TEXAS

  CALHOUN COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 700 PM CDT



* AT 400 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ABOUT TO ENTER ARANSAS AND

  CALHOUN COUNTIES.  THE ENTIRE AREA WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 10

  MPH.  AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES

  WITH ISOLATED TOTALS AROUND 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE....

  SEADRIFT...

  ROCKPORT...

  MAGNOLIA BEACH...

  INDIANOLA...

  HOLIDAY BEACH...

  

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...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.



LAT...LON 2812 9715 2793 9700 2841 9638 2865 9670

          2831 9678

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