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TXC215-212130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

242 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN HIDALGO COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 430 PM CDT



* AT 237 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING INTO THE

  WARNED AREA FROM STARR COUNTY.



* HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL

  OF UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS

  EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME

  LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...SAN

  MANUEL...MCCOOK...PENITAS...PALMVIEW AND LA JOYA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL 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 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.



LAT...LON 2640 9816 2616 9836 2631 9858 2678 9832

          2678 9801 2660 9804 2652 9809



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