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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

828 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WHARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  MATAGORDA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT



* AT 825 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A NEARLY       

  STATIONARY BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH CLAUDETTE   

  ACROSS WESTERN WHARTON...EASTERN JACKSON...AND WESTERN             

  MATAGORDA COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4  

  INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS FROM LOUISE TO   

  BLESSING TO PALACIOS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS        

  LIKELY ACROSS THIS AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THIS WILL LEAD TO    

  FLOODING OF AREA ROADWAYS.     



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

  PALACIOS...GANADO...BLESSING...LOUISE



DO NOT CROSS ANY LOCATION WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD



SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...BAYOUS..AND FARM-TO-MARKET OR OTHER

SECONDARY ROADS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. AVOID LOCATIONS WHERE WATER COVERS

THE GROUND



USE EXTRA CAUTION AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DEPTH

AND SPEED OF FLASH FLOOD WATERS.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...OR

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2851 9634 2859 9623 2862 9600 2930 9648

          2920 9669



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