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WGUS74 KBRO 021756

FFSBRO

TXC061-489-021955-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1155 AM CST SAT NOV 2 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WILL 

BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH SOME MODERATE 

RAINS LINGERING ALONG THE COAST NEAR PADRE ISLAND. EVEN THOUGH 

STREAM AND CREEK LEVELS MAY NOW BE FALLING...SOME ROADWAYS MAY STILL 

BE COVERED WITH WATER. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING 

THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.



AT 1155 AM CST...THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED 

OVER THE COASTAL WATERS EAST OF CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES...AND 

WERE LOCATED 10 TO 15 MILES OFFSHORE.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 400 PM THIS 

AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON...SO 

CONTINUE MONITORING THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS.



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.



LAT...LON 2667 9726 2655 9752 2585 9714 2598 9691



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