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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

422 PM CDT THU SEP 18 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KENEDY COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  BROOKS COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 730 PM CDT



* AT 421 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.     

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED OVER 1 INCH OF RAINFALL WEST OF FALFURRIAS 

  AND 2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL EAST OF SARITA



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

  INCLUDE...SARITA...FALFURRIAS...BORDER PATROL AND ENCINO.



HEAVY RAINFALL PERSISTING FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES WAS REPORTED FROM 

FALFURRIAS. FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 281 AND 77 THIS 

EVENING.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TURN 

AROUND DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 2722 9745 2662 9747 2664 9798 2680 9798

          2682 9843 2710 9843 2718 9849 2728 9850

          2726 9803 2723 9797



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