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WGUS54 KCRP 090732

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TXC283-311-091130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

230 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LA SALLE COUNTY IN TEXAS

  MCMULLEN COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 630 AM CDT



* AT 225 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A LARGE AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF MCMULLEN AND LA SALLE 

  COUNTIES. THIS AREA HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL       

  HOURS. 

  

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL CONTINUES ALONG THE LA SALLE-MCMULLEN COUNTY 

LINE NEAR FOWLERTON.  RADAR RAINFALL WAS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 8 TO 12 

INCHES OVER THIS AREA.     



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.



LAT...LON 2858 9936 2810 9936 2806 9920 2812 9847

          2863 9840

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