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WGUS54 KBRO 121839

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TXC061-122130-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

134 PM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN CAMERON COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 430 PM CDT



* AT 135 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.     

  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY AND ARE PRODUCING VERY  

  HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING OVER EASTERN CAMERON COUNTY.  THESE    

  STORMS ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES AN      

  HOUR.   



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING    

  INCLUDE...BROWNSVILLE...RIO HONDO...RANCHO VIEJO...AND BAYVIEW.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



LAT...LON 2642 9721 2601 9715 2583 9745 2605 9758

          2632 9761 2633 9755



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