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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

310 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN BROOKS COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  NORTHERN JIM HOGG COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS  



* UNTIL 700 PM CDT



* AT 252 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE INTENSIFIED NEAR AND TO 

THE NORTHWEST OF FALFURRIAS AND HEBBRONVILLE.  THIS HEAVY RAINFALL 

WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 

INCHES OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS.  



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE 

  FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE 

  FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...FALFURRIAS AND NEAR HEBBRONVILLE.



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN CIBOLO CREEK AND OTHER NEARBY CREEKS 

THAT FLOW THROUGH FALFURRIAS AND HEBBRONVILLE. BEWARE THAT CREEKS 

CAN RISE RAPIDLY...AND THAT LOW WATER CROSSINGS CAN FLOOD EASILY.



JIM HOGG SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED BOTH HIGHWAYS 16 JUST NORTH 

OF HEBBRONVILLE...AND 359 JUST EAST OF HEBBRONVILLE WERE FLOODED AT

MESQUITE CREEK. 



THE EMERGENCY MANAGER FROM BROOKS COUNTY ADVISES ALL CITIZENS TO 

STAY TUNED TO KPSO RADIO IN FALFURRIAS.  



IF YOU ENCOUNTER A FLOODED ROAD...TURN AROUND AND FIND AND ALTERNATE 

ROUTE.  EHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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