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WGUS74 KCRP 182320

FFSCRP

TXC007-273-355-409-190000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

615 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR KLEBERG AND SOUTHERN NUECES

COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SAN PATRICIO AND ARANSAS COUNTIES HAS 

BEEN CANCELLED...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THE HEAVY RAINFALL WAS 

ENDING ACROSS ARANSAS AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTIES...AND THE FLOOD 

THREAT WAS DIMINISHING. SOME MINOR FLOODING MAY CONTINUE...BUT THE 

THREAT OF SERIOUS FLOODING IS ENDING. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING 

IS BEING CANCELLED.



AT 615 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE OCCURRING ACROSS 

SOUTHERN NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES FROM RIVIERA BEACH TO BISHOP TO 

CHAPMAN RANCH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN PER 

HOUR WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST.



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... 

KINGSVILLE... RIVIERA BEACH...BISHOP...DRISCOLL...CHAPMAN RANCH AND 

NORTH PADRE ISLAND. 



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 WATERS 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 IMMEDIATELY.



LAT...LON 2766 9720 2722 9740 2724 9798 2776 9793

          2775 9737



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