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WGUS74 KBRO 110242

FFSBRO

TXC247-110400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

941 PM CDT WED JUL 10 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL JIM HOGG

COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...



DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO DETECT AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER

WESTERN AND CENTRAL JIM HOGG COUNTY AT 940 PM CDT. THESE PERSISTENT AND

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4

INCHES PER HOUR. THIS RAINFALL HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED OVER AREAS JUST

EAST OF AND INCLUDING RANDADO AND ROUTE 16 EAST OF RANDADO. ALSO AT RISK

ARE AREAS ALONG ROUTE 649 BETWEEN RANDADO AND GUERRA.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT. USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND

STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES. TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH

HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH RISING WATER.



FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION FOR

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT

HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BRO.

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