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WGUS54 KCRP 311254

FFWCRP

TXC469-311445-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

750 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL VICTORIA COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 945 AM CDT



* AT 747 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 

TO INDICATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL TRAINING 

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

OCCURRED ALONG THE U.S. 59 CORRIDOR THROUGH VICTORIA COUNTY... 

INCLUDING THE CITY OF VICTORIA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF 

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

THE AREA...RESULTING IN FLASH FLOODING.



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. IN ADDITION...FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS AND 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA IS PROBABLE.



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 2873 9717 2877 9716 2886 9722 2900 9683

      2893 9680 2887 9673 2881 9673 2880 9670

      2877 9670 2875 9667 2861 9716



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