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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

937 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT



* AT 935 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL BETWEEN ZAPATA AND LAREDO.   

DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED AN HOURLY RAINFALL RATE AROUND ONE AND A 

HALF INCHES WITH THESE STORMS.



* SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE

  WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH

  FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING   

INCLUDE...ZAPATA AND ESCOBA. SMALL HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED IN YGNACIO 

WITHIN THE LAST 10 MINUTES.



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.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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.



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.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

BROWNSVILLE.



LAT...LON 2726 9944 2686 9941 2689 9901 2725 9897



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