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000 

WGUS74 KCRP 021238

FFSCRP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

734 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007



TXC469-021415-

VICTORIA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLACEDO...VICTORIA

734 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR

VICTORIA COUNTY...



AT 730 AM CDT...VICTORIA SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS

CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

HIGHWAY 77 IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER NORTH OF VICTORIA AT

GARCITAS CREEK. FARM TO MARKET ROADS 447 AND 236 AROUND MISSION

VALLEY AND NURSERY ARE CLOSED. DEEP WATER IS COVERING BENBOW

ROAD NORTHWEST OF INEZ AT GARCITAS CREEK.



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

TELFERNER...NURSERY...MISSION VALLEY AND INEZ



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN GARCITAS CREEK. RESIDENTS ALONG 

GARCITAS CREEK SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AS FLOOD WATERS ARE

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING.



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 2911 9698 2899 9683 2869 9666 2861 9691

      2850 9694 2858 9714 2886 9722 2887 9731



$$



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000 

WGUS74 KCRP 021238

FFSCRP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

734 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007



TXC469-021415-

VICTORIA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLACEDO...VICTORIA

734 AM CDT MON JUL 2 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR

VICTORIA COUNTY...



AT 730 AM CDT...VICTORIA SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS

CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. 

HIGHWAY 77 IS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER NORTH OF VICTORIA AT

GARCITAS CREEK. FARM TO MARKET ROADS 447 AND 236 AROUND MISSION

VALLEY AND NURSERY ARE CLOSED. DEEP WATER IS COVERING BENBOW

ROAD NORTHWEST OF INEZ AT GARCITAS CREEK.



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

TELFERNER...NURSERY...MISSION VALLEY AND INEZ



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN GARCITAS CREEK. RESIDENTS ALONG 

GARCITAS CREEK SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AS FLOOD WATERS ARE

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RISING.



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 2911 9698 2899 9683 2869 9666 2861 9691

      2850 9694 2858 9714 2886 9722 2887 9731



$$



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