THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * - TopicsExpress



          

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL WEBB COUNTY IN SOUTH TEXAS... * UNTIL 1215 AM CDT * AT 1013 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS 5 TO 6 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEBB COUNTY FROM LAREDO EXTENDING TO CALLAGHAN. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME CITIES AND TOWNS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LAREDO...BOTINES...CALLAGHAN...DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF LAREDO...LAREDO COUNTRY CLUB AND LAREDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE WEAKENING...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. 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 2752 9954 2756 9952 2761 9955 2788 9954 2793 9927 2748 9930 2740 9939 -SWC-
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 03:21:25 +0000

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