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WGUS74 KCRP 170150

FFSCRP

TXC355-170245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

850 PM CDT MON SEP 16 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN NUECES COUNTY UNTIL 

945 PM CDT...



AT 845 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINS OVER 

CENTRAL NUECES COUNTY BETWEEN DRISCOLL AND PETRONILA AND ROBSTOWN. 

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE 

WARNING AREA WITH ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 6 INCHES. THE RAIN WAS SLOWLY 

DRIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND SHOWING A SLIGHT WEAKENING TREND. 

THEREFORE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE STORM 

FINALLY DISSIPATES. 



PERSONS IN CENTRAL NUECES COUNTY SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTION WHILE 

TRAVELLING THIS EVENING...WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS 

OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  PETRONILA CREEK AND WEST OSO CREEK MAY 

BE EXPERIENCING FLOODING THIS EVENING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS 

OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO EXCAPE FLOOD 

WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS 

RISING.

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