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WGUS74 KBRO 150103

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TXC247-505-150130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

800 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG

COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



AT 8 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 

HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS OVER ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES 

HAVE WEAKENED ALLOWING RAINFALL RATES TO DIMINISH.  SINCE THE 

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ZAPATA AND 

JIM HOGG COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM.  



HOWEVER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP 

SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL 130 AM MONDAY MORNING.  ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOOD 

WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT IF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY 

REINTENSIFIES.  



EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS

AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO

RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...

PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.



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. 



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