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WGUS74 KBRO 160010

FFSBRO

TXC427-160200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

706 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR STARR COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM...



AT 702 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS 

WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL 8 MILES NORTH OF GARCIASVILLE...OR 11 MILES 

NORTHEAST OF RIO GRANDE CITY...WITH VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT.



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS

THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF RIO 

GRANDE CITY IN SOUTHEAST STARR COUNTY.



AT 655 PM...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER OVER HIGHWAY 

755 NEAR LA GLORIA.



MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON

FOOT.



LAT...LON 2638 9927 2600 9869 2673 9848 2675 9890



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