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WGUS74 KBRO 092053

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TXC061-092130-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

350 PM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL 

CAMERON COUNTY...



AT 350 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THESE 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTH AT AROUND 5 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR 

ESTIMATED THAT FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN WITHIN THE 

WARNED AREA SINCE 230 PM CDT.  



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...SAN BENITO 

AND HARLINGEN.



HARLINGEN AND SAN BENITO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPORT THAT 

NUMEROUS CITY STREETS IN BOTH CITIES ARE NOW FLOODED.  



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 2621 9761 2607 9761 2609 9781 2621 9779



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