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WGUS54 KCRP 120627

FFWCRP

TXC283-311-479-120930-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

127 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LA SALLE COUNTY IN TEXAS

  MCMULLEN COUNTY IN TEXAS

  WEBB COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 430 AM CDT



* AT 115 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER WEBB...LA

  SALLE AND MCMULLEN COUNTIES...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. RAINFALL

  AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER AREAS 

  WHICH HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF RAIN. LOW LYING

  AREAS NEAR THE NUECES RIVER IN LA SALLE COUNTY ARE ESPECIALLY

  THREATENED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  ARTESIA WELLS...BRUNI...COTULLA...ENCINAL...LAREDO AND TILDEN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER 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.



LAT...LON 2733 9882 2810 9883 2809 9836 2863 9835

          2863 9940 2820 9939 2813 10004 2730 9952



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