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WGUS54 KCRP 161853

FFWCRP

TXC131-249-479-162145-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

155 PM CDT MON SEP 16 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN DUVAL COUNTY IN TEXAS

  SOUTHWESTERN JIM WELLS COUNTY IN TEXAS

  SOUTH CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 445 PM CDT



* AT 145 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM MIRANDO CITY EAST TO PREMONT. THE RAIN AREA  

WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES 

OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED IN THIS AREA IN THE PAST 3 HOURS.



DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE RAIN AREA FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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 2763 9950 2734 9944 2730 9809 2767 9810

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