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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

736 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GOLIAD COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 732 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM 16 MILES WEST OF GOLIAD TO 7 MILES  

  NORTHEAST OF WEESATCHE...OR FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF BEEVILLE TO 

  14 MILES SOUTH OF CUERO...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. 



RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER GOLIAD COUNTY. 

ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2863 9772 2897 9732 2868 9718 2846 9740

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