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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

430 PM CDT SUN SEP 15 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE INLAND COUNTIES OF DEEP

SOUTH TEXAS...



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF ZAPATA...JIM HOGG...

BROOKS...STARR AND HIDALGO COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM. THE FLASH FLOOD

WARNING FOR STARR COUNTY WILL BE EXTENDED...DUE TO ADDITIONAL

STORMS ARE MOVING INTO THE COUNTY FROM MEXICO.



...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH

TEXAS...



THE FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF KENEDY...WILLACY

AND CAMERON UNTIL 9 PM.



THE FLOOD WARNING FOR KENEDY AND WILLACY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...BUT

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. CONTINUED

VIGILANCE IS WARRANTED.



AT 415 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE

NORTHEAST KENEDY COUNTY COAST AND DRIFTING EAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS

REMAINED ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY.



ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SOUTHEAST WILLACY

COUNTY AND WAS DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED

SHOWERS REMAINED ELSEWHERE IN WILLACY COUNTY.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY

RAINFALL TO OCCUR AND RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF STREAMS...

CREEKS...AND LOW LYING AREAS.  MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT...

SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW

LYING AREAS OR WHERE WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH IS COVERING THE

ROADWAYS. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.



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.



FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION CHECK OUT YOUR BROWNSVILLE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BRO OR LISTEN

TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

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