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WGUS74 KBRO 170023

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TXC215-170200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT                                  

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

710 PM CDT MON SEP 16 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR HIDALGO COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELED...

...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR HIDALGO HAS BEEN CANCELED...



AT 709 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER 

HIDALGO COUNTY HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE NOW. 

DISSIPATION IS EXPECTED MOMENTARILY. ALSO...AN AGGRESSIVE AREA OF 

CONVECTION JUST SOUTH OF HIDALGO COUNTY...OVER ADJACENT MEXICO...IS 

QUICKLY DISSIPATING. BOTH THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING AND WATCH FOR 

HIDALGO COUNTY HAVE BEEN CANCELED.



MANY ROADS OVER SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO BE 

HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVING...AS PONDING AND FLOODING PERSISTS THIS 

EVENING. CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH CARE IN THESE AREAS.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TONIGHT 

THROUGH TUESDAY...AND FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BE NECESSARY IF CONVECTION 

DEVELOPS IN AREAS ALREADY SATURATED BY HEAVY RAINS.



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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