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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

551 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007



TXC123-285-021145-

LAVACA TX-DEWITT TX-

531 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR

DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES...



AT 550 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 

DETECT WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING 

FLASH FLOODING OVER DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES. 



THE HEAVIEST RAINS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 

NEAR YORKTOWN TO CUERO TO EZZELL TO NEAR SPEAKS.  CREEKS AND STREAMS 

SOUTHEAST DEWITT AND SOUTHERN LAVACA COUNTIES ARE LIKELY 

EXPERIENCING RAPID RISES AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING...INCLUDING 

CHICOLETE...CLARKS...PRICE...GARCITAS AND SANDY CREEK.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO YOAKUM...

SUBLIME...SHINER...MOULTON...HALLETTSVILLE AND EZZELL



IT IS HARD TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. IF FLOOD

WATERS RISE ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. TWO FEET OF RUSHING WATER

CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING SUVS AND PICKUPS. TURN

AROUND DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 2902 9768 2887 9758 2896 9740 2891 9731

      2914 9698 2909 9693 2935 9662 2962 9688

      2960 9716 2938 9722



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