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WGUS74 KCRP 191637

FFSCRP

TXC007-057-131-249-273-355-391-409-479-191705-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

1136 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE COUNTIES OF WEBB AND DUVAL HAS

   BEEN CANCELLED...



...A FLASH WATCH REMAINS FOR THE COUNTIES OF CALHOUN...ARANSAS...

   REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...NUECES...KLEBERG...AND JIM WELLS...



SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER

THE COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN BAFFIN BAY AND PORT OCONNOR THIS

AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE COASTAL

COUNTIES. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE WATCH AREA ARE EXPECTED TO

AVERAGE AROUND 1 INCH. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER THE ALREADY

SATURATED SOILS MAY RESULT IN FLOODING.



RAINFALL COVERAGE OVER THE COUNTIES OF DUVAL AND WEBB IS EXPECTED

TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH OVER THESE

COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED.



RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE

ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE

INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.



STAY TUNED TO THE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI

FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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