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WGUS54 KCRP 151847

FFWCRP

TXC025-175-152245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

143 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BEE COUNTY IN TEXAS

  GOLIAD COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 545 PM CDT



* AT 143 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  A VERY HEAVY RAINBAND ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE CLAUDETTE MOVING

  INTO GOLIAD COUNTY.  THIS RAINBAND WILL MOVE INTO BEE COUNTY BY

  200 PM CDT.  THE RAINBAND WAS MOVING TO THE WEST AT AROUND 15 MPH.

  RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN

  ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN GOLIAD COUNTY.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 

  INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS CLAUDETTE PUSHES FURTHER INLAND.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  BEEVILLE...

  BERCLAIR...

  CHARCO...

  GOLIAD...

  NORMANNA...

  PETTUS...



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.



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 2855 9722 2882 9731 2889 9743 2867 9774

          2864 9799 2856 9801 2821 9780 2816 9759



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