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000 

WGUS54 KCRP 311248

FFWCRP

TXC175-311445-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

744 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GOLIAD COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 945 AM CDT



* AT 738 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL TRAINING 

ACROSS GOLIAD COUNTY. A LARGE SWATH OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

OCCURRED ACROSS CENTRAL GOLIAD COUNTY...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 

TO 5 INCHES IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF GOLIAD. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF THE AREA.



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF A 

LOW WATER CROSSING OVER U.S. 59...10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF 

GOLIAD. RESIDENTS WITH TRAVEL PLANS THIS MORNING ARE URGED TO DELAY 

THEM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND 

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 2852 9757 2852 9764 2857 9771 2859 9773

      2883 9731 2884 9723 2887 9723 2886 9721

      2877 9717 2864 9717 2862 9720 2850 9755



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JR

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000 

WGUS54 KCRP 311248

FFWCRP

TXC175-311445-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

744 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GOLIAD COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 945 AM CDT



* AT 738 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL TRAINING 

ACROSS GOLIAD COUNTY. A LARGE SWATH OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

OCCURRED ACROSS CENTRAL GOLIAD COUNTY...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 

TO 5 INCHES IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF GOLIAD. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT TWO HOURS ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF THE AREA.



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF A 

LOW WATER CROSSING OVER U.S. 59...10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF 

GOLIAD. RESIDENTS WITH TRAVEL PLANS THIS MORNING ARE URGED TO DELAY 

THEM.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND 

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 2852 9757 2852 9764 2857 9771 2859 9773

      2883 9731 2884 9723 2887 9723 2886 9721

      2877 9717 2864 9717 2862 9720 2850 9755



$$



JR

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