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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

441 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2007



TXC123-285-072345-

LAVACA TX-DEWITT TX-

441 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 2007



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

DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES...



AT 433 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO

DETECT A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THIS STORM WAS

LOCATED NEAR YOAKUM...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

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



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS HAVE ESTIMATED AN AVERAGE OF 

2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER PILOT GROVE BRANCH SOUTHEAST OF 

YOAKUM....AND HONEY CREEK NORTH OF SUBLIME. AT RAINFALL RATES NEAR 2 

INCHES AN HOUR AN ADDITIONAL 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ACROSS 

LAVACA COUNTY. 



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 2925 9668 2907 9693 2907 9693 2911 9698

      2887 9730 2893 9742 2882 9758 2900 9775

      2938 9723 2959 9720 2963 9715 2963 9686

      2936 9658



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