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WGUS74 KCRP 171144

FFSCRP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

641 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007



TXC479-171215-

WEBB-

INCLUDING THE CITY OF LAREDO

641 AM CDT SUN JUN 17 2007



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

COUNTY...



AT 639 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA 

WERE NOW CONFINED TO AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 35...OR FROM RIO BRAVO 

TO 20 MILES EAST OF ENCINAL.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAS TIENDAS

AND COLUMBIA BRIDGE



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA...PRIMARILY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 

RIO BRAVO TO AGUILARES.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 2774 9899 2723 9894 2724 9967 2779 9995

      2815 10001



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