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000 

WGUS74 KBRO 050613

FFSBRO

TXC215-427-050900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

110 AM CDT MON APR 5 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE UNTIL 300 AM FOR STARR COUNTY AND 

UNTIL 400 AM FOR HIDALGO COUNTY...



AT 104 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED AREAS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO FOUR 

INCHES PER HOUR.



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE

WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING

TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER

CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...ROMA...SAN MANUEL...MCCOOK...WESLACO...SAN

JUAN...PHARR...MISSION...MERCEDES...MCALLEN AND EDINBURG.



LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORTED ROAD FLOODING IN ROMA.



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.



LAT...LON 2678 9801 2662 9803 2661 9797 2646 9801

          2644 9788 2607 9788 2604 9813 2628 9860

          2625 9867 2639 9882 2641 9907 2658 9917

          2668 9902 2679 9896 2679 9834 2679 9823



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000 

WGUS74 KBRO 050613

FFSBRO

TXC215-427-050900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

110 AM CDT MON APR 5 2004



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE UNTIL 300 AM FOR STARR COUNTY AND 

UNTIL 400 AM FOR HIDALGO COUNTY...



AT 104 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED AREAS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO FOUR 

INCHES PER HOUR.



SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE

WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING

TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER

CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...

FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...ROMA...SAN MANUEL...MCCOOK...WESLACO...SAN

JUAN...PHARR...MISSION...MERCEDES...MCALLEN AND EDINBURG.



LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORTED ROAD FLOODING IN ROMA.



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.



LAT...LON 2678 9801 2662 9803 2661 9797 2646 9801

          2644 9788 2607 9788 2604 9813 2628 9860

          2625 9867 2639 9882 2641 9907 2658 9917

          2668 9902 2679 9896 2679 9834 2679 9823



$$

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