Flash Flood Warning 18, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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WGUS74 KCRP 061702
FFSCRP
TXC355-409-061730-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1158 AM CDT TUE APR 6 2004

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NUECES AND SAN 
PATRICIO COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

AT 1158 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 
SHIFTED EAST INTO CORPUS CHRISTI BAY AND OVER MUSTANG AND PADRE 
ISLANDS. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR DRISCOLL AND 
BISHOP MAY PRODUCE BRIEF FLASH FLOODING. RADAR ESTIMATES 1 TO 3 
INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN ACROSS ROBSTOWN AND CORPUS CHRISTI 
WHICH HAS PRODUCED FLASH FLOODING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO 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.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO
ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

LAT...LON 2773 9739 2779 9725 2786 9731 2786 9758
          2793 9768 2794 9779 2811 9789 2816 9782
          2812 9755 2817 9748 2811 9739 2807 9726
          2786 9715 2796 9707 2783 9713 2778 9738

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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.

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.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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