

000 

WGUS54 KCRP 181906

FFWCRP

TXC025-175-391-182200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

206 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN BEE COUNTY IN TEXAS

  GOLIAD COUNTY IN TEXAS

  WESTERN REFUGIO COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 500 PM CDT



* AT 200 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF 

  COASTAL BEND FROM PETTUS TO GOLIAD AND EXTENDING SOUTH TO SKIDMORE

  AND REFUGIO.  MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 15 MPH.  



  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED NEARLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE WARNED 

  AREA.  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WESTERN GULF 

  WILL SPREAD OVER THIS REGION AND MAY PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 

  2 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON.    



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  BEEVILLE...

  BERCLAIR...

  GOLIAD...

  NORMANNA...

  PETTUS...

  REFUGIO...



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2819 9766 2820 9718 2882 9725 2861 9788



$$



AP

