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WGUS54 KCRP 151147

FFWCRP

TXC131-479-151445-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

644 AM CDT MON JUL 15 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DUVAL COUNTY IN TEXAS

  EASTERN WEBB COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 945 AM CDT



* AT 637 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR             

  INDICATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVER EASTERN WEBB AND NORTHERN

  DUVAL COUNTIES.  THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. 

  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES...ADDING TO THE SEVERAL

  INCHES OF RAIN ALREADY OBTAINED IN SPOTS...ARE LIKELY WITH THE

  STRONGER STORMS. 



THE MCMULLEN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 59 SOUTH

OF FREER WAS CLOSED DUE TO WATER ON THE ROAD.  



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2805 9922 2729 9915 2751 9859 2764 9824

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