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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

420 PM CDT MON SEP 9 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN HIDALGO COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 615 PM CDT



* AT 420 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG A LINE         

  EXTENDING FROM EDINBURG TO HIDALGO IN HIDALGO COUNTY.  THESE       

  STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT FROM 3 

  TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER SOUTHEASTERN HIDALGO COUNTY   

  DURING THE PAST HOUR.  



* 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...WESLACO...SAN JUAN...PHARR...MERCEDES...EDINBURG

  AND DONNA.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2631 9822 2608 9825 2604 9788 2627 9788



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