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WGUS74 KCRP 110238

FFSCRP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

935 PM CDT SAT SEP 10 2005



TXC479-110415-

WEBB-

935 PM CDT SAT SEP 10 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR

NORTHWESTERN WEBB COUNTY...



AT 935 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER NORTHWEST 

WEBB COUNTY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. RADAR ESTIMATES OF 3 

TO 5 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED ALONG HIGHWAY 44 AND HIGHWAY 83 WEST OF 

ENCINAL...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AS THESE 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING VERY SLOWLY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...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 FLOODING. 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 2820 9940 2804 9940 2803 9935 2804 9932

      2793 9930 2777 9981 2778 9982 2777 9985

      2784 9989 2820 9994



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