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WGUS74 KBRO 082328

FFSBRO

TXC061-082345-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

630 PM CDT SAT MAY 8 2004



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL CAMERON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



AT 630 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE FLOODING IN THE LOS 

FRESNOS...RANCHO VIEJO AND BROWNSVILLE AREAS EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON 

HAVE MOVED OVER SOUTHEAST CAMERON COUNTY AND HAVE WEAKENED SOMEWHAT. 

ACCORDINGLY...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL CAMERON COUNTY HAS 

BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  ALTHOUGH THE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...LOCALLY 

HEAVY RAINS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHEAST CAMERON COUNTY THROUGH 730 

PM AS THESE STORMS MOVE TOWARDS THE GULF OF MEXICO AT AROUND 5 

MPH.     



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. 



LAT...LON 2598 9730 2581 9744 2595 9762 2610 9747



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