Flash Flood Warning 17, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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WGUS74 KCRP 061634
FFSCRP
TXC175-391-469-061815-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1133 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GOLIAD...NORTHERN 
REFUGIO AND VICTORIA COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

AT 1130 AM CDT...FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM 
BERCLAIR TO MCFADDIN. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 59 
NEAR BERCALIR AS WELL AS ALONG 239 AND HIGHWAY 77. RADAR INDICATES 
THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED EAST INTO CALHOUN AND NORTHERN 
REFUGIO COUNTY. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE 
POSSIBLE OVER THIS AREA DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATERS COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO 
HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

LAT...LON 2849 9685 2834 9676 2822 9704 2806 9726
          2820 9750 2838 9736 2852 9762 2868 9775
          2893 9742 2886 9731 2914 9694 2874 9662

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JR

SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1005 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

.UPDATE...ETA/GFS SUGGEST THAT MUCH OF THE UPPER ENERGY WILL MOVE
EAST OF THE CWFA BY 00Z WED. MESO-ALPHA BOUNDARY...GENERATED BY
CONVECTION OVR THE HILL COUNTRY...EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN FFA AT LEAST
THROUGH 2PM OVER THE NRN CWFA...ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST CHANCE WL BE
OVER THE NERN SECTIONS OWING TO PW CONSIDERATIONS. TORNADO WATCH
STILL VALID OVR THE ERN CWFA OWING TO THE SFC BNDRY/VERTICAL SHEAR.
WL INCREASE POPS OVER THE SERN PORTIONS. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEED WILL
REMAIN IN THE SCEC CATEGORY...WL MAINTAIN SCA OVR THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OWING TO EXPECT SEAS IN THE 6-7 FT RANGE.

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 19Z
                                   TXZ229>234-245>247
                                   TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 18Z
                                   TXZ231>234-243>247
                                   SCA FOR OFFSHORE WATERS.

87/SHORT-TERM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
810 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-071100-
ARANSAS-BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR-BEE-CALHOUN-
COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
DUVAL-GOLIAD-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-LASALLE-LIVE OAK-MCMULLEN-NUECES-
REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-VICTORIA-
WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM-WEBB-
810 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR THE COUNTIES OF ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...
GOLIAD...LIVE OAK...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO AND VICTORIA.
IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS NORTH OF AN ENCINAL TO
TYNAN TO ROCKPORT LINE. RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD OCCUR
WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY
FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE SEABREEZE DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.

TMT/TR/WC

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
800 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

TXZ231>234-243>247-061800-
ARANSAS-BEE-CALHOUN-GOLIAD-LIVE OAK-NUECES-REFUGIO-SAN PATRICIO-
VICTORIA-
800 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH VALID UNTIL
100 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF
ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...GOLIAD...LIVE OAK...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN
PATRICIO AND VICTORIA. SOME CITIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE ARANSAS
PASS...BEEVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...GEORGE WEST...GOLIAD...
INGLESIDE...MATHIS...PORT ARANSAS...PORT LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR...
PORTLAND...REFUGIO...ROBSTOWN...ROCKPORT...SEADRIFT...SINTON...
SKIDMORE...THREE RIVERS AND VICTORIA.

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES TO OCCUR
IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF TORNADOES DO IN FACT DEVELOP OR ARE
SPOTTED...THEN A TORNADO WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE
ACTIVATION. RESIDENTS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE
READY TO QUICKLY ACT IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA. IF
SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA...THEN MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM
AND LAY DOWN ON THE FLOOR. IF CAUGHT OUTSIDE...LAY FLAT DOWN ON THE
GROUND...PREFERABLY IN A DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN
SEVERE WEATHER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND WARNINGS...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP

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