

000 

WGUS74 KBRO 191400

FFSBRO

TXC215-191500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

900 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR NORTHERN

HIDALGO COUNTY...



AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. BROWNSVILLE DOPPLER 

RADAR ESTIMATED THAT UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED DURING 

THE LAST 3 HOURS IN THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH PER 

HOUR IS STILL CONTINUING BUT RAIN RATES ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF 

DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.



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

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG

SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL 

EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...SAN MANUEL.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AS 

WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 2677 9802 2660 9804 2660 9798 2644 9803

          2649 9846 2677 9832



$$



000 

WGUS74 KBRO 191407

FFSBRO

TXC261-489-191500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

900 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN 

WILLACY COUNTY...



AT 9 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS 

NORTHEASTERN WILLACY COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE 

WEST NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT AROUND 

ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER NORTHEASTERN WILLACY COUNTY SINCE 8 

AM.  



THE RAINS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER SOUTHEASTERN KENEDY COUNTY AND 

ACCORDINGLY...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KENEDY COUNTY 

HAS BEEN CANCELLED.   



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR... 

ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME 

LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...PORT MANSFIELD AND 

SAN PERLITA.



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

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. 

NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



$$



SPEECE

