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WGUS74 KCRP 151041

FFSCRP

TXC283-297-311-479-151330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

535 AM CDT SUN SEP 15 2002



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

SALLE...MCMULLEN AND WEBB UNTIL 645 AM CDT AND LIVE OAK UNTIL 

800 AM CDT...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE ALONG A STALLED COLD 

FRONT LOCATED FROM NORTH OF LAREDO TO ARTESIA WELLS...TILDEN...CHOKE 

CANYON...THREE RIVERS AND BEEVILLE. DOPPLER RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES 

INDICATE UP TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN BETWEEN COTULLA...ARTESIA 

WELLS...FOWLERTON AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 44 IN WEBB COUNTY...WITH 

GREATER THAN 8 INCHES ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST LASALLE COUNTY. 



THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE SAME AREA THROUGH 8 AM 

CDT. ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED 

ACROSS THE AREA...WHICH WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING CONDITIONS.



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.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST FLOODING INFORMATION.



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

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

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