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WGUS54 KBRO 011601

FFWBRO

TXC427-011800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1101 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 100 PM CDT



* AT 1055 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WEST STARR COUNTY. 

THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 

HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR IN THE STRONGER 

THUNDERSTORMS.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH   FLOODING TO 

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

FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...RIO GRANDE CITY...LA GLORIA AND GARCIASVILLE.

THESE STORMS ARE PART OF A LINE EXTENDING NORTH TOWARD 

HEBBRONVILLE...WHICH CAUSED STREET FLOODING IN ZAPATA EARLIER THIS 

MORNING.



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 2677 9884 2654 9921 2624 9862 2675 9839



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000 

WGUS54 KBRO 011601

FFWBRO

TXC427-011800-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1101 AM CDT SAT MAY 1 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS



* UNTIL 100 PM CDT



* AT 1055 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WEST STARR COUNTY. 

THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 

HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR IN THE STRONGER 

THUNDERSTORMS.



* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH   FLOODING TO 

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

FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...RIO GRANDE CITY...LA GLORIA AND GARCIASVILLE.

THESE STORMS ARE PART OF A LINE EXTENDING NORTH TOWARD 

HEBBRONVILLE...WHICH CAUSED STREET FLOODING IN ZAPATA EARLIER THIS 

MORNING.



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 2677 9884 2654 9921 2624 9862 2675 9839



$$

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