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TXC505-230700-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1230 AM CDT FRI JUL 23 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR ZAPATA 

COUNTY...



AT 1230 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT 15 TO 

20 MPH AND ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES AN 

HOUR.  



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...ZAPATA AND ESCOBA.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO 

HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO

FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 2728 9896 2680 9895 2668 9902 2658 9918

      2726 9959



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