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WGUS54 KCRP 150857

FFWCRP

TXC131-249-479-151200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

356 AM CDT MON JUL 15 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DUVAL COUNTY IN TEXAS

  NORTHERN JIM WELLS COUNTY IN TEXAS

  EASTERN WEBB COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 700 AM CDT



* AT 353 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM JUST NORTH OF AGUILARES TO NEAR 

  ROSITA...EXTENDING TO ORANGE GROVE.  THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE

  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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