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000 

WGUS54 KBRO 120952

FFWBRO

TXC247-427-505-121300-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

448 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  JIM HOGG COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 800 AM CDT



* AT 439 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN RECEIVED

  IN AREAS OF STARR...ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

  INCLUDE...ZAPATA...FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...ROMA...RIO GRANDE CITY...

  HEBBRONVILLE...GARCIASVILLE...ESCOBA...GUERRA AND RANDADO.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BROWNSVILLE. PHILO/SIERRA/CAMPBELL



LAT...LON 2741 9855 2623 9864 2641 9918 2746 9951



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PHILO/SIERRA/CAMPBELL

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000 

WGUS54 KBRO 120952

FFWBRO

TXC247-427-505-121300-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

448 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  JIM HOGG COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 800 AM CDT



* AT 439 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN RECEIVED

  IN AREAS OF STARR...ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING

  INCLUDE...ZAPATA...FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...ROMA...RIO GRANDE CITY...

  HEBBRONVILLE...GARCIASVILLE...ESCOBA...GUERRA AND RANDADO.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BROWNSVILLE. PHILO/SIERRA/CAMPBELL



LAT...LON 2741 9855 2623 9864 2641 9918 2746 9951



$$



PHILO/SIERRA/CAMPBELL

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