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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

929 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2001



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

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KLEBERG COUNTY UNTIL

1100 AM...JIM WELLS AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES UNTIL 945 AM. THE

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WEBB AND DUVAL COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED.



THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS. MANY

ROADS REMAIN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. WATERS SHOULD RECEDE THROUGH

THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS.



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

FOR ADDITIONAL ROAD INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION AT 361-886-2573 OR 1-800-452-9292 OR VISIT THEIR WEB

SITE AT WWW.DOT.STATE.TX.US



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