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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

505 PM CDT SUN SEP 15 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 700 PM CDT



* AT 504 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER 

SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING 

NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE MISSION 

AND MCALLEN AREAS...AS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN RECEIVED 

IN SOUTHERN HIDLAGO DURING A VERY SHORT TIME. EXPRESSWAY 83 AND MANY 

OF THE FRONTAGE ROADS ALONG 83...ESPECIALLY NEAR WARE ROAD...ARE 

INUNDATED. EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN HIDALGO 

COUNTY. 



* 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...MISSION...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...EDCOUCH AND ELSA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



LAT...LON 2627 9856 2618 9801 2641 9790 2649 9846



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