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WGUS74 KCRP 282254

FFSCRP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

550 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2007



TXC355-282345-

NUECES-

INCLUDING THE CITY OF ROBSTOWN

550 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2007



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

WESTERN NUECES COUNTY...



AT 543 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN ROBSTOWN REPORTED 

HIGHWAY 44 AS WELL AS AVENUE J IN THE CITY ARE COVERED WITH 

WATER...WITH STALLED VEHICLES IN THE ROADS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES 

SHOWED AROUND 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE FALLEN IN THE CITY SINCE 4 

PM. ALTHOUGH THE STORM WHICH PRODUCED THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 

WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY...AN ADDITIONAL 1/4 INCH OF RAINFALL IS STILL 

POSSIBLE. ALSO...IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR THE WATERS TO RECEDE OVER THE 

ROADS IN THE CITY. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TULOSO AND 

ROBSTOWN.



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 2783 9752 2759 9766 2768 9791 2791 9772



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