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WGUS74 KBRO 142300

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TXC061-142330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

558 PM CDT TUE OCT 14 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR CAMERON

COUNTY...



AT 557 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATED THAT UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR WAS FALLING IN PARTS 

OF CAMERON COUNTY.



RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS 

RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG 

SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY 

EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...PORT ISABEL...SAN BENITO...LA 

FERIA...HARLINGEN...BROWNSVILLE...SANTA ROSA...RIO HONDO...RANCHO 

VIEJO...LOS FRESNOS...LAGUNA VISTA...LAGUNA HEIGHTS AND COMBES.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2636 9739 2603 9718 2585 9743 2603 9767

          2606 9786 2635 9789 2629 9758



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