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WTUS84 KCRP 011000
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ALEX LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
500 AM CDT THU JUL 1 2010

...HURRICANE ALEX MOVES INLAND OVER MEXICO AND TROPICAL STORM
WARNINGS DISCONTINUED...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE
COASTAL BEND OF SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR MAINLAND
SOUTH TEXAS AS WELL AS MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS THE THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS
THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR
CALHOUN...REFUGIO...ARANSAS...SAN PATRICIO...NUECES AND KLEBERG
COUNTIES.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS UNTIL NOON FRIDAY MORNING AND FOR THE BAYS UNTIL NOON TODAY.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.0N...LONGITUDE 99.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 290 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF PORT ARANSAS TX. STORM MOTION WAS WEST OR 260
DEGREES AT 12 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AS HURRICANE ALEX MOVES FURTHER INLAND OVER MEXICO...EAST TO
NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED OVER SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER
SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN. ADDITIONAL RAIN
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY. WITH
SATURATED SOILS FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL...ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
WILL LEAD TO RUNOFF AND AREAL FLOODING. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MANY CASUALTIES OCCUR AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED. BE SMART AND USE
CAUTION. CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AS THEY
CONDUCT RECOVERY EFFORTS IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED FLOODING ALONG
THE COAST.

PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM
DOWNED POWER LINES. MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL
WATERS FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI FOR HURRICANE ALEX.

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KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
500 AM CDT THU JUL 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING ARE
CANCELLED. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE RUNOFF OR PONDING OF
WATER WILL CAUSE AREAL FLOODING. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO
REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS...STREETS
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE IMPACT OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL
OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY.

...TORNADOES...
WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE AND AN ADEQUATE WIND
SHEAR PROFILE...THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
AS WIND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE ALEX CONTINUE TO
SUBSIDE...COASTAL FLOOD WATERS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE. CERTAIN
AREAS MAY STILL BE INUNDATED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO
EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION IS RECEIVED THAT
IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

TIDE LEVELS ARE RUNNING AROUND 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED AT
GAGING POINTS ALONG THE BARRIER ISLAND. TIDE LEVELS ARE AROUND
2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE INLAND BAYS AND WATERWAYS. STORM
TIDES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND COULD PEAK A LITTLE OVER
3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE LATER TODAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN FLOOD INUNDATION UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN LOW
AREAS ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS AND 1 TO 2 FEET IN LOW LYING
AREAS ALONG INTERCOASTAL WATERWAYS. WATER WAS REPORTED OVER THE
ROAD ON THE SOUTHSIDE TURNAROUND FOR THE NUECES BAY CAUSEWAY. A
FEW HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN VERY LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE
SHORELINE MAY EXPERIENCE SOME WATER ENTERING INSIDE. RESIDENTS
SHOULD NOT DRIVE ON BEACHES AS THEY COULD BECOME STRANDED IN
RISING WATER.

STAY AWAY FROM BEACHES AND JETTIES AS THE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS
WILL BE HIGH TODAY. MODERATE BEACH EROSION IS STILL POSSIBLE.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL OCCUR.

$$

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BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
500 AM CDT THU JUL 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS UNTIL NOON FRIDAY MORNING AND FOR THE BAYS UNTIL NOON TODAY.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL
OCCUR. SEAS OF 11 TO 15 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE TO
9 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THE THREAT FOR WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...AS
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.


$$

TXZ240-241-011100-
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DUVAL-JIM WELLS-
500 AM CDT THU JUL 1 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE RUNOFF OR PONDING OF
WATER WILL CAUSE AREAL FLOODING. THE LOCATIONS MOST LIKELY TO
REALIZE THE GREATEST FLOODING INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS...STREETS
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE IMPACT OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL
OCCUR THROUGH FRIDAY.

...TORNADOES...
WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE AND AN ADEQUATE WIND
SHEAR PROFILE...THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL OCCUR.

$$

TINSLEY



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