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WGUS74 KCRP 051800

FFSCRP

TXZ233-234-247-052015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

100 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTH CALHOUN...VICTORIA AND 

GOLIAD COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT...



AT 1258 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINS IN PORT 

LAVACA AND AT SIX MILE. DOPPER ESTIMATES OF UP TO 5 INCHES HAS 

FALLEN IN THIS AREA ALREADY AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS 

POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG 

PLACEDO CREEK AND ALONG FM 1090 NORTH OF PORT LAVACA UP TO THE 

VICTORIA COUNTY LINE.



OTHER HEAVY RAINS WERE CONTINUING ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 59 IN 

WESTERN GOLIAD COUNTY...WHERE UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED.  

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES OVER MOST OF VICTORIA COUNTY...WHERE 2 TO 4 

INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE.



ALL THE RAIN ACTIVITY WAS MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH...WHILE CONTINUING 

TO REDEVELOP OVER THE SAME AREAS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS 

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.



...STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST 

STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS...

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