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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1100 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL NOON CDT FOR HIDALGO COUNTY...



AT 1055 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND DOPPLER RADAR 

CONTINUE TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS ACROSS HIDALGO 

COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS ARE PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL 

WHICH IS FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED OR FLOODED AREAS.



SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY 

RAINFALL IN 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...MCCOOK...WESLACO...SAN JUAN... 

PHARR...MISSION...MERCEDES...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...EDCOUCH...DONNA 

AND ALAMO.



SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT FLASH FLOODING OF NUMEROUS AREAS OF 

HIDALGO COUNTY CONTINUES. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED BETWEEN 

11 AM AND NOON CDT WILL ONLY EXACERBATE ALREADY DANGEROUS FLOODING 

CONDITIONS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS

AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS

AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



LAT...LON 2652 9845 2645 9849 2626 9858 2621 9842

          2609 9812 2609 9790 2643 9789 2647 9803

          2676 9800 2677 9834 2662 9840



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