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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

1126 AM CDT WED JUL 16 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHERN WHARTON COUNTY UNTIL 

1215 PM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MATAGORDA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



AT 1119 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS OVER WHARTON AND MATAGORDA COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES 

THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THESE AREAS THIS MORNING. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 

EARLY AFTERNOON.



OTHER THAN LINGERING HIGH WATER IN SARGENT FROM YESTERDAYS 

STORM...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS NO PROBLEMS WITH FLOODING IN 

MATAGORDA COUNTY.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN OR NEAR...EL 

CAMPO...WHARTON AND PIERCE



FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT WALK OR DRIVE ACROSS ANY LOCATION WHERE WATER

COVERS THE GROUND



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 2941 9612 2860 9584 2843 9634 2902 9632

          2924 9664 2930 9626



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