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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

620 PM CDT SUN SEP 15 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL 4 

AM MONDAY...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR HIDALGO 

COUNTY...



AT 619 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE 

SHOWERS OVER ZAPATA AND STARR COUNTIES. THIS AREA WAS MOVING NORTH 

AT 20 MPH FROM ADJACENT MEXICO. AN ISOLATED ROGUE THUNDERSTORM 

SOUTHWEST OF RANCHO VIEJO CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH INTO MEXICO. A 

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN KENEDY 

COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM SHOWED LITTLE MOVEMENT.



MCALLEN AND MISSION REPORTED FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM VERY HEAVY RAINS 

EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. MANY ACCESS ROADS TO HIGHWAY 83 NEAR MCALLEN 

AND MISSION ARE FLOODED. PLEASE REMAIN AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS UNTIL 

WORKMEN CAN MAKE THESE ROADS PASSABLE.



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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