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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

229 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007



TXC123-285-052015-

LAVACA TX-DEWITT TX-

229 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR

DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES...



AT 222 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 

DETECT MODERATE RAINSHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALVES OF DEWITT AND 

LAVACA COUNTIES.  AN ESTIMATED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS THE COUNTIES...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM YORKTOWN TO EZZELL.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

YOAKUM...WESTHOFF...SUBLIME...SHINER...HOCHHEIM...HALLETTSVILLE AND 

EZZELL.



RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL FLOOD CREEKS, STREAMS, STREET

INTERSECTIONS, CULVERTS AND UNDERPASSES. LOW LYING PLACES THAT

NORMALLY FLOOD COULD BECOME DEATH TRAPS. DO NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED

AREA. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED

AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR

LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.



REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY

TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2936 9663 2855 9747 2903 9770 2959 9697



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