Rios, TX Weather Warnings

TORNADO WATCH

Warning Issue Date:

706 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

TORNADO WATCH 741 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS TXC007-025-047-057-131-175-239-247-249-261-273-283-297-311-321- 355-391-409-469-479-489-241200- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0741.080724T0010Z-080724T1200Z/ TX . TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ARANSAS BEE BROOKS CALHOUN DUVAL GOLIAD JACKSON JIM HOGG JIM WELLS KENEDY KLEBERG LA SALLE LIVE OAK MATAGORDA MCMULLEN NUECES REFUGIO SAN PATRICIO VICTORIA WEBB WILLACY $$

FLOOD WATCH

Warning Issue Date:

945 PM CDT WED JUL 23 2008

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF SOUTH TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS... DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...NUECES AND SAN PATRICIO. * THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON * HURRICANE DOLLY MADE LANDFALL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND IS NOW A TROPICAL STORM. DOLLY WAS OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND IS SLOWLY MOVING WEST. AS DOLLY PROGRESSES FARTHER WEST AND WINDS WEAKEN...THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY...AS RAIN BANDS FROM DOLLY MOVE OVER NEARLY SATURATED GROUNDS. THE CONCERN FOR FLOODING RAINS FROM DOLLY SHOULD DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY AS DOLLY MOVES INTO MEXICO AND DAYTIME HEATING ENDS. IF DOLLY GENERALLY FOLLOWS ITS FORECAST TRACK...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN POTIONS OF DUVAL AND JIM WELLS COUNTY. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 OR MORE INCHES ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO HIGH TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATERS SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. 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. $$ GW