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WGUS74 KBRO 191956

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TXC061-261-489-192200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

300 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR CAMERON AND 

WILLACY COUNTIES...



AT 300 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATED THAT RAINFALL OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WAS OCCURRING 

IN EASTERN CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES AS HEAVY SHOWERS MOVE 

NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE GULF.



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... RAYMONDVILLE...SAN BENITO...LA

FERIA...HARLINGEN...SARITA...LYFORD...SEBASTIAN...SANTA ROSA...RIO

HONDO...RANCHO VIEJO...LOS FRESNOS AND COMBES.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2609 9784 2644 9784 2651 9799 2729 9799

          2729 9735 2656 9730 2585 9732



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