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000 

WGUS74 KBRO 251555

FFSBRO

TXC047-061-215-247-261-427-489-505-252100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1045 AM CDT FRI OCT 25 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...



HURRICANE KENNA...CURRENTLY HEADING TOWARDS THE PACIFIC COAST OF

MEXICO...WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY PLENTY OF TROPICAL MOISTURE TO DEEP

SOUTH TEXAS AS IT IS DRAWN NORTHEASTWARD BY A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL

TROUGHS NOW MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES. SEVERAL

SURFACE BOUNDARIES IN PLACE OVER SOUTH TEXAS WILL ALSO PROVIDE

SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL FORCING FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED

THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.



AT 1045 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN

BROWNSVILLE DETECTED SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER CAMERON...WILLACY...

HIDALGO AND ZAPATA COUNTIES.  THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT

10 TO 15 MPH.  ALTHOUGH THIS MORNINGS RAINFALL HAS BEEN DECREASING

IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE...MUCH OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS HAS

RECEIVED FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT

OCCURRED THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS RAINFALL HAS SATURATED MUCH OF DEEP

SOUTH TEXAS AND ANY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT

DEVELOPS LATER THIS AFTERNOON COULD QUICKLY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.

ACCORDINGLY...ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WILL REMAIN UNDER A FLASH FLOOD

WATCH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH

AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS

REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF

FLOODING THREATENS.



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.



$$



SPEECE

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000 

WGUS74 KBRO 251555

FFSBRO

TXC047-061-215-247-261-427-489-505-252100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1045 AM CDT FRI OCT 25 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...



HURRICANE KENNA...CURRENTLY HEADING TOWARDS THE PACIFIC COAST OF

MEXICO...WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY PLENTY OF TROPICAL MOISTURE TO DEEP

SOUTH TEXAS AS IT IS DRAWN NORTHEASTWARD BY A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL

TROUGHS NOW MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES. SEVERAL

SURFACE BOUNDARIES IN PLACE OVER SOUTH TEXAS WILL ALSO PROVIDE

SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL FORCING FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED

THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.



AT 1045 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN

BROWNSVILLE DETECTED SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER CAMERON...WILLACY...

HIDALGO AND ZAPATA COUNTIES.  THESE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT

10 TO 15 MPH.  ALTHOUGH THIS MORNINGS RAINFALL HAS BEEN DECREASING

IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE...MUCH OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS HAS

RECEIVED FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT

OCCURRED THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS RAINFALL HAS SATURATED MUCH OF DEEP

SOUTH TEXAS AND ANY ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT

DEVELOPS LATER THIS AFTERNOON COULD QUICKLY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.

ACCORDINGLY...ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WILL REMAIN UNDER A FLASH FLOOD

WATCH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH

AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK PREPAREDNESS

REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF

FLOODING THREATENS.



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.



$$



SPEECE

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