

000 

WGUS54 KCRP 230443

FFWCRP

TXC057-230745-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

1143 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN AND EASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 245 AM CDT



* AT 1135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

INDICATED   VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR POINT COMFORT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 

20 MPH.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST 

HOUR AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREAS.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  OLIVIA...

  PORT ALTO...

  POINT COMFORT...

  PORT LAVACA...



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.



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 2847 9641 2838 9659 2862 9681 2867 9664

          2858 9660 2853 9650 2846 9642 2854 9642

          2864 9656 2869 9657 2870 9644 2860 9634



$$



94/MJ

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000 

WGUS54 KCRP 230443

FFWCRP

TXC057-230745-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

1143 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN AND EASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 245 AM CDT



* AT 1135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

INDICATED   VERY HEAVY RAIN NEAR POINT COMFORT MOVING NORTHEAST AT 

20 MPH.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST 

HOUR AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SAME AREAS.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  OLIVIA...

  PORT ALTO...

  POINT COMFORT...

  PORT LAVACA...



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.



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 2847 9641 2838 9659 2862 9681 2867 9664

          2858 9660 2853 9650 2846 9642 2854 9642

          2864 9656 2869 9657 2870 9644 2860 9634



$$



94/MJ

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