Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Jun 1, 2006, 9:14 AM CDT (14:14 UTC)

Expired

Jun 1, 2006, 11:15 AM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Aransas County, TX, Refugio County, TX

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000 
WGUS54 KCRP 011417
FFWCRP
TXC007-391-011615-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
914 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ARANSAS COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS
  EASTERN REFUGIO COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS

* UNTIL 1115 AM CDT

* AT 902 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.     
  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT AT LEAST 4 TO 6 INCHES HAS FALLEN     
  MIDNIGHT OVER NORTHEASTERN REFUGIO COUNTY AND 5 TO 8 INCHES SINCE  
  MIDNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF ARANSAS COUNTY.

* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE
  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE
  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
  INCLUDE...HOLIDAY BEACH...REFUGIO...ROCKPORT AND TIVOLI.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER 
THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITHIN THE WARNED AREAS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

LAT...LON 2845 9688 2833 9683 2813 9679 2787 9705
      2814 9730 2842 9729 2853 9713

$$
33/MORALES

000 
WGUS74 KCRP 011436
FFSCRP

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
932 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2006

TXC007-391-011615-
ARANSAS-REFUGIO-
932 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2006

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT FOR
ARANSAS AND EASTERN REFUGIO COUNTIES...

AT 925 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT MARKET 
STREET HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING...AND HIGHWAY 35 NORTH IS 
COVERED WITH WATER BUT STILL PASSABLE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO TIVOLI AND
REFUGIO.

AGAIN...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE 
POSSIBLE THROUGH 1115 AM CDT...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

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

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER 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.

LAT...LON 2794 9704 2796 9699 2810 9690 2811 9691
      2811 9704 2804 9702 2794 9709 2815 9729
      2842 9727 2853 9712 2844 9688 2821 9680
      2814 9688 2808 9684 2789 9703

$$
33/MORALES

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