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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

749 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL AND WESTERN BROOKS COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT



* AT 746 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY   

RAINFALL 16 MILES SOUTH OF FALFURRIAS...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.  

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED FIVE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER 

CENTRAL BROOKS COUNTY.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH  

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



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.



LAT...LON 2684 9844 2686 9812 2729 9818 2728 9845



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