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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1051 AM CST FRI NOV 16 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JIM HOGG COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  ZAPATA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  STARR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...AND

  HIDALGO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.



* UNTIL 1230 PM CST.



* AT 1045 AM CST...DOPPLER RADAR REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY

  HEAVY RAINFALL BUILDING SLOWLY SOUTH FROM ZAPATA...JIM HOGG...AND

  BROOKS COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES OF 3 TO 5 INCHES PER HOUR WERE

  INDICATED WITH THE HEAVIER STORMS.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



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          2677 9801 2677 9845 2727 9856 2728 9944



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