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TXC321-201945-

MATAGORDA TX-

127 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2006



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

127 PM CDT TUE JUN 20 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR MATAGORDA

COUNTY...



AT 125 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 

MODERATE RAINFALL OCCURING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MATAGORDA 

COUNTY MAINLY SOUTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 35. 



AT 125 PM...MATAGORDA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED NO ROADS 

CLOSED IN THE COUNTY AND NO REPORTS OF HIGH WATER ON ROADWAYS. 

HOWEVER...WITH MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL 

CONTINUING...FLOODING PROBLEMS COULD STILL DEVELOP IN THE NEXT HOUR 

OR SO. 



RADAR INDICATES THAT RAINFALL RATES ARE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE BUT 

THAT A FEW LOCATIONS ARE STILL RECEIVING RAINFALL AT THE RATE OF 1/2 

TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. GIVEN THE DECREASE IN RAINFALL RATES...THE 

WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 245 PM.   



FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

PALACIOS...COLLEGEPORT...MATAGORDA...SARGENT...WADSWORTH.



SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS...BAYOUS..AND FARM-TO-MARKET OR OTHER

SECONDARY ROADS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. AVOID LOCATIONS WHERE WATER COVERS

THE GROUND



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY

SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2898 9578 2895 9566 2883 9560 2881 9548

      2849 9618 2851 9620 2862 9599 2863 9605

      2856 9623 2863 9625 2868 9620 2869 9628

      2878 9626 2899 9580



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