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WGUS74 KCRP 011117

FFSCRP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

606 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2006



TXC007-355-391-409-011215-

ARANSAS-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-

606 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR

NUECES...ARANSAS...SAN PATRICIO AND REFUGIO COUNTIES...



AT 600 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN STRETCHING FROM 

PADRE ISLAND TO ARANSAS PASS TO ROCKPORT TO NORTHERN REFUGIO COUNTY.

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR 

ACROSS THIS AREA...PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.



EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL...BETWEEN 9 AND 11 INCHES...HAS RESULTED IN 

MANY FLOODED ROADWAYS ACROSS WESTERN CORPUS CHRISTI...AND MANY 

ROADWAYS REMAIN CLOSED. INTERSTATE 37 FROM CORN PRODUCTS ROAD TO 

MCBRIDE REMAINS FLOODED...AND TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED OFF OF 

INTERSTATE 37 AT TULOSA. N.P.I.D AT LEOPARD ALSO REMAINS FLOODED. 

FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 44 BETWEEN AGNES AND NAVIGATION WAS ALSO 

REPORTED. MANY OTHER SECONDARY ROADS ARE FLOODED ACROSS WESTERN 

CORPUS CHRISTI AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE.





LAT...LON 2813 9763 2813 9754 2840 9735 2854 9713

      2842 9676 2842 9685 2830 9679 2814 9688

      2804 9685 2758 9722 2758 9724 2765 9726

      2762 9721 2780 9708 2781 9709 2774 9734

      2770 9726 2756 9732 2757 9783



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