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000 

WGUS74 KCRP 100315

FFSCRP

TXC007-025-057-131-175-249-273-283-297-311-355-391-409-469-479-

100930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

1004 PM CDT MON SEP 9 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES OF

ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...LA

SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...

VICTORIA AND WEBB UNTIL 403 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING...



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL MONDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED OVER THE RIO 

GRANDE PLAINS...ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

IS EXPECTED TOWARD MORNING...AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP 

ALONG THE COAST AND MOVE INLAND.  DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL RECEIVED 

OVER MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...ANY ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY RUN OFF AS MANY LOCATIONS ALREADY HAVE 

SATURATED SOILS.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY 

RAINFALL TO OCCUR AND RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF STREAMS... 

CREEKS...AND LOW LYING AREAS.  MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT... 

SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW 

LYING AREAS OR WHERE WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH IS COVERING THE 

ROADWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND 

IMMEDIATELY.



THE CONCERN FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY...AS 

DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION AND THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM 

FAY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO MEXICO. 



FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP



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GW

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000 

WGUS74 KCRP 100727 CCA

FFSCRP

TXC007-025-057-131-175-249-273-283-297-311-355-391-409-469-479-

100930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

1004 PM CDT MON SEP 9 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COUNTIES OF

ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...LA

SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...

VICTORIA AND WEBB UNTIL 403 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING...



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL MONDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED OVER THE RIO 

GRANDE PLAINS...ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

IS EXPECTED TOWARD MORNING...AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP 

ALONG THE COAST AND MOVE INLAND.  DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL RECEIVED 

OVER MANY LOCATIONS IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...ANY ADDITIONAL 

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ONLY RUN OFF AS MANY LOCATIONS ALREADY HAVE 

SATURATED SOILS.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY 

RAINFALL TO OCCUR AND RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF STREAMS... 

CREEKS...AND LOW LYING AREAS.  MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT... 

SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW 

LYING AREAS OR WHERE WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH IS COVERING THE 

ROADWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. PEOPLE IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND 

IMMEDIATELY.



THE CONCERN FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WILL TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY...AS 

DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION AND THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM 

FAY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INTO MEXICO. 



FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP



$$



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