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TXC061-092300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

258 PM CDT WED OCT 9 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CAMERON COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT



* AT 249 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN BROWNSVILLE      

  SHOWED NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH   

  OF SOUTHEAST CAMERON COUNTY. MOVEMENT IS NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH...AND 

  THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER BROWNSVILLE...PORT      

  ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND OTHER COASTAL CITIES. DOPPLER      

  RADAR ESTIMATES FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN RECEIVED   

  IN A LARGE AREA OF SOUTHEAST CAMERON 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...PORT ISABEL...SAN BENITO...BROWNSVILLE...RANCHO

  VIEJO...LOS FRESNOS AND LAGUNA VISTA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND 

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



LAT...LON 2626 9786 2599 9786 2570 9708 2637 9710



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