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000 

WGUS54 KBRO 131050

FFWBRO

TXC505-131330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

544 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 830 AM CDT



* AT 544 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR

  ESTIMATED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN RECEIVED DURING

  THE PAST TWO HOURS OVER NORTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY...JUST NORTHWEST

  OF THE CITY OF ZAPATA.



* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM

  THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME

  LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ZAPATA...SAN

  YGNACIO AND ESCOBA.



* A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVER AT ENCINO IN

  BROOKS COUNTY REPORTED THAT FLOOD WATERS WERE UP TO THE HOODS OF 

  AUTOMOBILES AND RAIN CONTINUES.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2726 9897 2677 9898 2657 9920 2739 9972



$$



PHILO

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000 

WGUS54 KBRO 131050

FFWBRO

TXC505-131330-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

544 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 830 AM CDT



* AT 544 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR

  ESTIMATED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN RECEIVED DURING

  THE PAST TWO HOURS OVER NORTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY...JUST NORTHWEST

  OF THE CITY OF ZAPATA.



* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM

  THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME

  LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ZAPATA...SAN

  YGNACIO AND ESCOBA.



* A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVER AT ENCINO IN

  BROOKS COUNTY REPORTED THAT FLOOD WATERS WERE UP TO THE HOODS OF 

  AUTOMOBILES AND RAIN CONTINUES.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. 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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2726 9897 2677 9898 2657 9920 2739 9972



$$



PHILO

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