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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1200 AM CDT MON SEP 24 2001



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JIM HOGG AND

   CENTRAL ZAPATA COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



AT MIDNIGHT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN BROWNSVILLE

INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

OVER CENTRAL ZAPATA AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN JIM HOGG COUNTIES HAVE

DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY.  HOWEVER...THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTH AT 5

TO 10 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BRIEF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL

RATES FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR OVER ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND STARR

COUNTIES.



ACCORDINGLY...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED AND WILL NOT BE

REISSUED UNLESS INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOP.



IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE AREAS OF STANDING WATER TO RECEDE.

USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING TONIGHT IN JIM HOGG...ZAPATA AND STARR

COUNTIES AS SOME ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS MAY HAVE AREAS OF STANDING

WATERS.



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