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WGUS74 KBRO 010157

FFSBRO

TXC047-247-427-010300-



FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

900 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR HIDALGO COUNTY UNTIL 1000 

PM CDT...



THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN 

HIDALGO COUNTY NEAR MCALLEN AND THE CITY OF HIDALGO. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATES FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED JUST 

WEST OF MCALLEN AND HIDALGO...AND NORTHWEST OF SAN MANUEL. ALL OTHER 

PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR JIM HOGG...BROOKS...AND STARR HAVE 

BEEN CANCELED.



AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS 

SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY...AND INTO ADJACENT CAMERON AND WILLACY 

COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. MEAN AREAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 

INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN WESTERN CAMERON AND WILLACY 

COUNTIES...WITH ISOLATED AREAS TO 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY 

UNTIL 10 PM.



REMEMBER...NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION LISTEN TO YOUR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER

RADIO BROADCAST.



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