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WGUS54 KCRP 231119

FFWCRP

TXC283-231315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

616 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN LA SALLE COUNTY IN TEXAS



* UNTIL 815 AM CDT



* AT 610 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER WOODWARD...OR ABOUT 6      

  MILES NORTHWEST OF COTULLA...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS

  WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED

  4 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN

  WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



LAT...LON 2862 9939 2831 9939 2832 9880 2864 9882



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