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WGUS74 KCRP 011255

FFSCRP

TXZ229-230-011345-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

755 AM CDT MON JUL 1 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MCMULLEN COUNTY UNTIL 815 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LASALLE COUNTY UNTIL 900 AM...



A DANGEROUS FLOODING SENARIO IS SETTING UP OVER NORTHERN LASALLE AND 

MCMULLEN COUNTIES THIS MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN 

REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE AREA...AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 

INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. 



TOTAL RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 6 TO 8 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS THIS 

AREA SINCE 4 AM. THEREFORE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WILL COMPOUND THE 

FLOODING PROBLEM. PERSONS IN THE WOODWARD AND LOS ANGELES AREAS 

SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF WATER BEGINS RISING. 

SHERIFF DEPUTIES REPORTED FLOODED ROADS IN THIS AREA. DO NOT DRIVE 

INTO FLOODED ROADWAYS



HEAVY RAINS WILL ALSO CONTINUE ACROSS MCMULLEN COUNTY GENERALLY 

ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 72...BETWEEN FOWLERTON AND CHOKE CANYON. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THIS 

AREA. 



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE 

LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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