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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

120 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR CAMERON 

COUNTY...



AT 120 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND 

NORTHEASTERN CAMERON COUNTIES. THESE STORMS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY 

AND ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR.   



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...BROWNSVILLE...LOS 

FRESNOS...AND BAYVIEW.



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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