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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.



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