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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX

924 PM CDT WED JUL 4 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MATAGORDA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 918 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTH OF LA WARD. AN 

INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PARTS OF THESE COUNTIES SINCE 845 PM 

AND ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED BY 1130 PM. THE GROUND 

IS SATURATED AND THE RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF INCREASING THE 

POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.



* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...

VANDERBILT...SOUTH TEXAS NUCLEAR PLANT...MIDFIELD...MATAGORDA...LAKE

TEXANA DAM...BLESSING...PALACIOS...MARKHAM AND GANADO.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DEPTH AND SPEED OF FLASH FLOOD WATERS. ACT QUICKLY IF FLASH FLOODING

IS OBSERVED. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS

TO RISE.



PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...

OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2870 9655 2871 9644 2874 9639 2868 9639

      2867 9636 2864 9632 2877 9616 2862 9620

      2862 9610 2876 9577 2908 9609 2896 9631

      2914 9653 2885 9668



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