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WGUS64 KCRP 230852
FFACRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
352 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY FOR WEBB AND LA SALLE COUNTIES...

.NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BRUSH
COUNTRY TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF
NORTHERN MEXICO INTO THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND INTERACT WITH ABUNDANT
TROPICAL MOISTURE THAT IS IN PLACE. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING
WILL BE HIGH TODAY DUE TO PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY
SATURATED THE GROUND OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF BRUSH COUNTRY.
ADDITIONAL FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE WARRANTED TODAY
AS HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
BRUSH COUNTRY.


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LA SALLE-WEBB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...ENCINAL...LAREDO...RIO BRAVO
352 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
   THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* A PORTION OF SOUTH TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...LA
  SALLE AND WEBB COUNTIES.

* FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED
  TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY TODAY. AS THE
  RAIN PERSISTS AND BECOMES HEAVY AT TIMES...IT WILL FALL ON
  ALREADY SATURATED GROUND ACROSS WEBB AND LA SALLE COUNTIES. THIS
  SITUATION CAN LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF...FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING
  AREAS...AND FLOODING OF RIVERS AND CREEKS. OVERALL RAINFALL
  TOTALS ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 2 TO 3
  INCHES TODAY WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS RECEIVING UP TO 5 INCHES.

* REMEMBER...WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND...DON'T 
  DROWN. MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS ANY FLOODED 
  ROADWAYS. 

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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