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WGUS74 KCRP 152044

FFSCRP

TXC007-025-057-175-391-469-152300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

342 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BEE AND GOLIAD COUNTIES REMAINS IN 

EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR REFUGIO...VICTORIA AND NORTHERN 

ARANSAS COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CALHOUN COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...



AT 342 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING 

ACROSS NORTHERN GOLIAD...EASTERN BEE...NORTHERN REFUGIO AND NORTHERN 

ARANSAS COUNTIES.  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF VICTORIA COUNTY.  ALL OF THIS HEAVY RAIN WAS IN 

ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE WHICH WAS CENTERED IN 

SOUTHERN GOLIAD COUNTY.  2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS 

MUCH OF THIS AREA WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 5 INCHES IN CENTRAL GOLIAD 

COUNTY.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS 

MUCH OF THIS AREA AS CLAUDETTE MOVES SLOWLY WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.  

THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THESE COUNTIES WILL 

CONTINUE AND MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED.



THE RAINFALL HAS TAPERED OFF SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS CALHOUN COUNTY.  

ALTHOUGH SEVERAL RAIN BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THIS AREA 

THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED 

IN THE SHORT TERM ACROSS CALHOUN 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.



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