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000 

WGUS74 KCRP 081805

FFSCRP

TXC007-057-391-082045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

1258 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ARANSAS...CALHOUN

AND REFUGIO COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...



AT 1255 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATED HEAVY 

RAINFALL OVER ARANSAS COUNTY AND CALHOUN COUNTY...WITH RAINFALL 

GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER REFUGIO COUNTY.  RAINFALL IS MOVING 

NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MANY ROADS CLOSED OVER THE WARNED 

AREA DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING.  



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...PORT 

LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR...REFUGIO...ROCKPORT AND SEADRIFT.



THE ARANSAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER HAS REQUESTED ALL CITIZENS TO 

REMAIN HOME OR AT THEIR LOCATION.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AS MOST 

INTERSECTIONS IN ROCKPORT ARE UNDER WATER. ALSO...SEVERAL HOMES 

HAVE WATER IN THEM. 



THE REFUGIO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS MANY ROADS 

FLOODED...INCLUDING FARM TO MARKET 1360 FROM BAYSIDE TO WOODSBORO.  



THE CALHOUN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED WATER OVER MOST ROADWAYS 

WITH MANY ROADS CLOSED. 



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 2833 9639 2821 9664 2792 9700 2807 9697

          2790 9713 2812 9728 2816 9753 2833 9740

          2855 9713 2848 9692 2861 9692 2865 9664

          2859 9650 2867 9628



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000 

WGUS74 KCRP 081805

FFSCRP

TXC007-057-391-082045-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

1258 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ARANSAS...CALHOUN

AND REFUGIO COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...



AT 1255 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATED HEAVY 

RAINFALL OVER ARANSAS COUNTY AND CALHOUN COUNTY...WITH RAINFALL 

GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER REFUGIO COUNTY.  RAINFALL IS MOVING 

NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED MANY ROADS CLOSED OVER THE WARNED 

AREA DUE TO THE HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING.  



SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...PORT 

LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR...REFUGIO...ROCKPORT AND SEADRIFT.



THE ARANSAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER HAS REQUESTED ALL CITIZENS TO 

REMAIN HOME OR AT THEIR LOCATION.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AS MOST 

INTERSECTIONS IN ROCKPORT ARE UNDER WATER. ALSO...SEVERAL HOMES 

HAVE WATER IN THEM. 



THE REFUGIO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS MANY ROADS 

FLOODED...INCLUDING FARM TO MARKET 1360 FROM BAYSIDE TO WOODSBORO.  



THE CALHOUN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED WATER OVER MOST ROADWAYS 

WITH MANY ROADS CLOSED. 



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 2833 9639 2821 9664 2792 9700 2807 9697

          2790 9713 2812 9728 2816 9753 2833 9740

          2855 9713 2848 9692 2861 9692 2865 9664

          2859 9650 2867 9628



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