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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1220 AM CDT MON JUL 1 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CAMERON 

COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM THIS MORNING...



...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BROOKS...KENEDY... 

HIDALGO...WILLACY...AND CAMERON COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM THIS MORNING... 



AT 1210 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN 

BROWNSVILLE DETECTED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS 

MOVING NORTH AT 20 TO 25 MPH OVER WESTERN CAMERON AND WESTERN 

WILLACY COUNTIES.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PART OF A LARGER AREA OF 

CONVECTION THAT EXTENDED SOUTH OVER THE NORTHEASTERN MEXICAN 

COASTLINE.  THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE RAINFALL 

RATES FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR THROUGH 2 AM.  THE HEAVIEST 

RAINFALL WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN CAMERON COUNTY THROUGH 2 AM.  



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS 

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...STAY 

INFORMED OF WEATHER CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA...AND BE READY FOR QUICK 

ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.



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

IMMINENT. PEOPLE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE ALERT 

AND STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING 

THIS POTENTIAL FLASH FLOOD SITUATION.  ALSO...FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER 

INFORMATION...VISIT YOUR BROWNSVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BRO.



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