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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1250 PM CDT WED SEP 11 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  NORTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 345 PM CDT



* AT 1250 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN         

  BROWNSVILLE INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG 

  A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MCCOOK TO 9 MILES SOUTH 

  OF ENCINO...MOVING WEST AT 25 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT    

  FROM TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN WITHIN THE WARNING    

  AREA OVER THE LAST THREE HOURS.  THESE HEAVY RAINS ARE FALLING     

  OVER LAND THAT HAS BEEN SATURATED FROM RAINFALL OVER THE LAST      

  SEVERAL DAYS.  ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS THAT OCCUR WILL QUICKLY        

  PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WITHIN THE WARNED 

  AREA.    



* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...SAN   

  MANUEL AND MCCOOK.



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. 



LAT...LON 2643 9801 2690 9800 2689 9831 2645 9846



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