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WGUS74 KBRO 141911

FFSBRO

TXC061-142000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED HEADER

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

210 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CAMERON COUNTY UNTIL 3 

PM...



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL 

9 PM...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH OVER SOUTHEASTERN 

CAMERON COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED NEAR 

BROWNSVILLE AND THE RIO GRANDE EASTWARD TO BOCA CHICA BEACH IN DEEP 

SOUTH TEXAS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERATING RAINFALL 

BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL PER HOUR. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL 

IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO MEXICO DURING THE NEXT HOUR. 

HOWEVER SOME LIGHTER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER 

SOUTHEASTERN CAMERON COUNTY THROUGH 3 PM.  



REMEMBER...RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS 

AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES VERY HIGH 

RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY 

FROM HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY.



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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000 

WGUS74 KBRO 141911

FFSBRO

TXC061-142000-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED HEADER

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

210 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CAMERON COUNTY UNTIL 3 

PM...



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL 

9 PM...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED VERY HEAVY SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH OVER SOUTHEASTERN 

CAMERON COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED NEAR 

BROWNSVILLE AND THE RIO GRANDE EASTWARD TO BOCA CHICA BEACH IN DEEP 

SOUTH TEXAS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE GENERATING RAINFALL 

BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL PER HOUR. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL 

IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWARD INTO MEXICO DURING THE NEXT HOUR. 

HOWEVER SOME LIGHTER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER 

SOUTHEASTERN CAMERON COUNTY THROUGH 3 PM.  



REMEMBER...RUNOFF FROM THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL THAT HAS ALREADY 

FALLEN WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS 

AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES VERY HIGH 

RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY 

FROM HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY.



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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