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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

1100 AM CDT MON JUL 15 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WHARTON AND JACKSON COUNTIES EXPIRED 

AT 1100 AM CDT...



AT 1100 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

HAVE DECREASED ACROSS JACKSON AND WHARTON COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES 

ACROSS THE COUNTIES HAVE AVERAGED AROUND 1/4 INCH PER HOUR. THIS 

RATE HAS DECREASED THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT AT THIS TIME.  



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED A FEW SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED 

ACROSS WHARTON COUNTY.



ADDITIONAL MORE INTENSE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FOCUSED AT 

THIS TIME RIGHT ALONG THE COAST. IF THIS CONVECTION MOVES INLAND... 

THE THREAT FOR FLOODING WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AND A FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED.



RESIDENTS ACROSS JACKSON AND WHARTON COUNTIES ARE STRONGLY URGED TO 

MONITOR THE WEATHER DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AND BE PREPARED 

FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. 



IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...PLEASE CONTACT YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL 

POLICE...OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT 

TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2963 9617 2922 9588 2895 9635 2868 9635

          2871 9662 2910 9692 2936 9644

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