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TXC047-215-247-427-505-121500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

910 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR HIDALGO...

STARR...BROOKS...ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES...



AT 910 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE 

HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS LOCATED OVER BROOKS AND NORTHERN HIDALGO WHERE 

RAINFALL RATES HAVE REACHED THREE TO SIX INCHES AN HOUR.  FLOODING 

IS NOW OCCURRING IN THE TOWNS OF ENCINO AND FALFURRIAS. THE 

FALFURRIAS FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RESCUING RESIDENTS IN TOWN DUE TO THE 

RISING WATERS.    



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...FALFURRIAS... 

ENCINO...HIDALGO...FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...ROMA...RIO GRANDE 

CITY...SAN MANUEL AND MCCOOK.



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.



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.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY

MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS.



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