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WGUS54 KCRP 200407

FFWCRP

TXC355-200600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

1105 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NUECES COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 100 AM CDT



* AT 1100 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR      

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER CENTRAL NUECES COUNTY...

  FROM ROBSTOWN TO CORPUS CHRISTI AND MOVING SOUTH AT 30 MPH.



ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH 

NUECES COUNTY.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 2783 9739 2784 9760 2759 9768 2758 9740

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