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WGUS74 KCRP 161038

FFSCRP

TXZ231-232-240-241-244-247-161300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

437 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DUVAL COUNTY UNTIL 5

AM...CALHOUN COUNTY UNTIL 6 AM...JIM WELLS COUNTY UNTIL 645 AM...SAN

PATRICIO AND SOUTHERN BEE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 AM.



NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE

MORNING HOURS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2

INCHES OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE ADDITIONAL

RAINFALL OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE

FLOODING PROBLEMS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT.



STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR

POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



YOU MAY ALSO VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP



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