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Flash Flood Warning 47, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this flash flood warning at Oct 12, 2003, 8:10 AM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 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
- Oct 12, 2003, 8:10 AM CDT (13:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2003, 11:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Brooks County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Starr County, TX, Zapata County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 154 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 701 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 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 121313
FFWBRO
TXC047-215-247-427-505-121600-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
810 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
HIDALGO COUNTY
STARR COUNTY
BROOKS COUNTY
ZAPATA COUNTY
JIM HOGG COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
* AT 803 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THREE HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO FOUR
INCHES IN SEVERAL PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA...WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ZAPATA...FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...ROMA...RIO GRANDE CITY... SAN
MANUEL...MCCOOK...WESLACO...SAN JUAN...PHARR...MISSION AND
MERCEDES.
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.
LAT...LON 2727 9800 2659 9799 2649 9801 2644 9788
2606 9788 2607 9819 2642 9908 2730 9949
2730 9880 2737 9881 2737 9855 2730 9855
$$
SPEECE2 follow-up statements
000 WGUS74 KBRO 121415 FFSBRO TXC047-215-247-427-505-121500- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 910 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR HIDALGO... STARR...BROOKS...ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES... AT 910 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS LOCATED OVER BROOKS AND NORTHERN HIDALGO WHERE RAINFALL RATES HAVE REACHED THREE TO SIX INCHES AN HOUR. FLOODING IS NOW OCCURRING IN THE TOWNS OF ENCINO AND FALFURRIAS. THE FALFURRIAS FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RESCUING RESIDENTS IN TOWN DUE TO THE RISING WATERS. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...FALFURRIAS... ENCINO...HIDALGO...FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...ROMA...RIO GRANDE CITY...SAN MANUEL AND MCCOOK. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. $$ SPEECE
000 WGUS74 KBRO 121537 FFSBRO TXC047-215-247-427-505-121600- FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1030 AM CDT SUN OCT 12 2003 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR HIDALGO...STARR...BROOKS...ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES... AT 1030 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAVE MOVED EAST INTO KENEDY...WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES. HOWEVER...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL CONTINUES OVER ACROSS HIDALGO...STARR...BROOKS... ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES. FLOODING IS NOW OCCURRING IN THE TOWNS OF ENCINO AND FALFURRIAS. THE FALFURRIAS FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RESCUING RESIDENTS IN TOWN DUE TO THE RISING WATERS. 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...FALFURRIAS... ENCINO...HIDALGO...FALCON DAM...EL SAUZ...ROMA...RIO GRANDE CITY... SAN MANUEL AND MCCOOK. 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. 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. REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. $$ SPEECE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 1:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 3 hr |
| Oct 12, 3:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Brooks | 3 hr |
| Oct 12, 4:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 3 hr |
| Oct 12, 5:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Oct 12, 5:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 37 min |
| Oct 12, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 45 min |
| Oct 12, 6:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Brooks | 3 hr |
| Oct 12, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 46 min |
| Oct 12, 7:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 52 min |
| Oct 12, 8:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Kenedy | 39 min |
| Oct 12, 9:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Kenedy, Willacy | 3 hr |
| Oct 12, 10:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 3 hr |
| Oct 12, 1:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 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.