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TXC505-161730-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

930 AM CDT TUE JUL 16 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT



* AT 930 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MOST OF ZAPATA COUNTY. 

  THIS AREA WAS DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 3 TO  

  5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN RECEIVED OVER A LARGE AREA OF ZAPATA 

  COUNTY. THIS RAINFALL IS IN ADDITION TO 2 TO 4 INCHES RECEIVED     

  YESTERDAY.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH

  FLOODING INCLUDE...ZAPATA.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



LAT...LON 2680 9942 2669 9907 2718 9900 2731 9947

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