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WGUS74 KCRP 222232

FFSCRP



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX

532 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008



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WEBB-

INCLUDING THE CITY OF LAREDO

532 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR

CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY...



AT 523 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN PREDOMINANTLY ALONG 

INTERSTATE 35 FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAREDO TO ENCINAL. OTHER STORMS 

WERE LOCATED NEAR ZAPATA MOVING NORTH TOWARD LAREDO. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE WARNED AREA AND 

STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING 

IN THE CITY OF LAREDO...INCLUDING CITY STREETS...LOW ROADWAYS... 

UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS...CREEKS...AND LOW LYING 

SPOTS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROADWAY TURN 

AROUND DONT DROWN. 



LAT...LON 2741 9950 2749 9950 2751 9954 2760 9955

      2760 9958 2764 9961 2763 9967 2766 9968

      2774 9981 2777 9983 2821 9986 2819 9939

      2804 9939 2804 9928 2740 9934



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