Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2003
Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this flash flood warning at Sep 19, 2003, 10:55 AM CDT for Cameron County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2003, 10:55 AM CDT (15:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 19, 2003, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Cameron County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 38 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 535 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 629 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KBRO 191556
FFWBRO
TXC061-489-191800-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1055 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CAMERON COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
WILLACY COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
* UNTIL 100 PM CDT
* AT 1055 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAD FALLEN
DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS IN EASTERN WILLACY COUNTY AND IN CAMERON
COUNTY NEAR BROWNSVILLE. HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE AND ONE HALF
INCHES PER HOUR CONTINUES IN THE WARNED AREA.
* HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM
THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME
LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...RAYMONDVILLE...
SAN BENITO...LA FERIA...HARLINGEN...BROWNSVILLE...LYFORD...
SEBASTIAN...SANTA ROSA...RIO HONDO...RANCHO VIEJO...LOS FRESNOS AND
COMBES.
THE PUBLIC HAS REPORTED STANDING WATER ON HIGHWAY 100 JUST WEST OF
LOS FRESNOS.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
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.
LAT...LON 2658 9746 2627 9737 2610 9732 2606 9720
2599 9721 2595 9738 2587 9742 2594 9758
2605 9769 2608 9789 2646 9787 2650 9798
2659 9795
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WGUS74 KBRO 191656
FFSBRO
TXC061-489-191730-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1154 AM CDT FRI SEP 19 2003
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR HIDALGO COUNTIES
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
HEAVY RAIN HAS LESSENED OVER THE WARNED AREA. BROWNSVILLE DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES THAT RAINFALL RATES OVER HIDALGO COUNTY HAVE TAPERED
OFF TO HALF AN INCH PER HOUR OR LESS.
REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 500 PM
TODAY. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR AGAIN LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2658 9746 2627 9737 2610 9732 2606 9720
2599 9721 2595 9738 2587 9742 2594 9758
2605 9769 2608 9789 2646 9787 2650 9798
2659 9795
$$000
WGUS74 KBRO 191712
FFSBRO
TXC061-489-191800-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1210 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR CAMERON AND
WILLACY COUNTIES...
AT 1208 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL
CONTINUES TO FALL AT A RATE OF HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH PER HOUR IN
THE WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING
TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RAYMONDVILLE...SAN BENITO...LA FERIA...HARLINGEN...LYFORD...
SEBASTIAN...SANTA ROSA...RIO HONDO...RANCHO VIEJO...LOS FRESNOS...
COMBES...BROWNSVILLE AND SAN PERLITA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
LAT...LON 2626 9785 2620 9784 2610 9784 2609 9785
2591 9743 2598 9732 2659 9749 2658 9776
2660 9792 2649 9795 2644 9784 2635 9784
$$000
WGUS74 KBRO 191755
FFSBRO
TXC061-489-192200-
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1255 PM CDT FRI SEP 19 2003
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR CAMERON AND
WILLACY COUNTIES...
AT 1255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL SUPPORTED BY DEEP TROPICAL
MOISTURE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE GULF ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED
DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN OF UP TO AN INCH AND ONE
HALF PER HOUR WAS ESTIMATED BY RADAR NEAR THE LAGUNA IN EASTERN
WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES.
HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG
SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL
EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... RAYMONDVILLE...SAN BENITO...LA
FERIA...HARLINGEN...LYFORD...SEBASTIAN...SANTA ROSA...RIO
HONDO...RANCHO VIEJO...LOS FRESNOS...COMBES AND SAN PERLITA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 2626 9785 2620 9784 2610 9784 2609 9785
2591 9743 2598 9732 2659 9749 2658 9776
2660 9792 2649 9795 2644 9784 2635 9784
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 6:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 7:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Kenedy, Willacy | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 8:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron, Willacy | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 10:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 2 hr |
| Sep 19, 4:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron, Willacy | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.