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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1020 PM CDT SUN SEP 15 2002



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

AM MONDAY...



A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT 

TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST WHERE MOISTURE WILL BE GREATEST. 



MCALLEN AND MISSION REPORTED FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM VERY HEAVY RAINS 

SUNDAY 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. ALL OF THE RIO 

GRANDE VALLEY HAS RECEIVED COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN DURING THE PAST 

WEEK...AND LITTLE ADDITIONAL RAIN IS NEEDED FOR FLOODING.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA 

THROUGH MONDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 



RESIDENTS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR STATEMENTS 

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.  IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A 

WARNING IS ISSUED...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.  NEVER ATTEMPT

TO DRIVE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.



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.



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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