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WGUS74 KBRO 260811

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TXC061-260945-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

310 AM CDT SAT OCT 26 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR CAMERON 

COUNTY... 



AT 307 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL 19 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS

THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...SAN BENITO...BROWNSVILLE...

RANCHO VIEJO...LOS FRESNOS...LAGUNA VISTA AND LAGUNA HEIGHTS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



LAT...LON 2590 9752 2605 9720 2626 9738 2620 9768



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