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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

545 AM CDT MON OCT 13 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BROOKS COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 830 AM CDT



* AT 534 AM CDT...A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVER AT ENCINO IN

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

  AUTOMOBILES AND IT CONTINUED TO RAIN.



* AT 540 AM DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS 

  HEADED FOR ENCINO WITHIN THE HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER 

  NORTHEAST STARR COUNTY MAY MOVE TOWARD THE ENCINO AREA IN THE NEXT

  2 TO 3 HOURS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BROWNSVILLE.



LAT...LON 2725 9800 2681 9801 2681 9842 2725 9844



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