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WGUS74 KEWX 230018

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TXC123-255-285-230245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

616 PM CST MON NOV 22 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 845 PM CST FOR KARNES...

DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES...



AT 612 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL HAS MOVED SOUTHEAST OF THE WARNED 

AREA...HOWEVER..NUMEROUS ROADS AS WELL AS RIVERS..CREEKS AND STREAMS 

ARE STILL IN FLOOD. IN ADDITION MANY LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL HAVE 

RESIDUAL FLOOD WATER CROSSING THEM THIS EVENING.  MOTORISTS ARE 

URGED TO AVOID TRAVEL THIS EVENING...HOWEVER IF YOU MUST TRAVEL..BE 

AWARE OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND PROCEED WITH CAUTION. IF WATER 

COVERS THE ROAD.. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PASS THROUGH. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE YOAKUM...WESTHOFF...SUBLIME...

MOULTON...HOCHHEIM...HALLETTSVILLE...GILLETT AND EZZELL.



FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED AREAS. A LITTLE

OVER A FOOT OF WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST CARS AND TRUCKS. TURN AROUND

DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 2887 9813 2875 9800 2876 9787 2876 9774

      2897 9742 2895 9732 2917 9700 2914 9695

      2937 9667 2960 9692 2959 9717 2940 9717

      2911 9766 2917 9776



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