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WGUS74 KBRO 121804

FFSBRO

TXC261-489-121830-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

100 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WILLACY AND KENEDY COUNTIES HAS 

EXPIRED...



AT 1 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 

THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED EAST OUT 

OF THE WILLACY AND KENEDY COUNTIES AND ARE NOW OVER THE NORTHERN 

PORTION OF THE LAGUNA MADRE. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 

AROUND 20 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFFSHORE OF WILLACY AND 

KENEDY COUNTIES. 



EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. 

STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE 

SLOWLY. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR 

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.



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.



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