Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Brownsville, TX

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WGUS74 KBRO 042237
FFSBRO
TXC247-042330-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
532 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2004

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN JIM
HOGG COUNTY...

AT 532 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
JIM HOGG COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES OF 
RAINFALL HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE WARNED AREA OVER THE LAST THREE 
HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MAKE VERY SLOW PROGRESS INTO 
ADJACENT DUVAL COUNTY...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL 
IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 630 PM.

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... AREAS JUST 
EAST OF THE CITY OF HEBBRONVILLE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AS 
WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 2736 9853 2722 9855 2717 9876 2736 9874

$$

PHILO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
300 PM CST SUN APR 4 2004

.SHORT TERM...DEEP MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION IS ALREADY SPARKING
SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN
REGIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. EXPECT THIS ACTIVITY TO SPREAD EASTWARD
TODAY AS CAP CONTINUES TO BREAK...LIS OF -6 OVER THE REGION AND SFC
BASED CAPES >2500. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TONIGHT BUT
WILL WEAKEN SOMEWHAT WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. TOMORROW MAY
BE A REPEAT OF TODAY AS THE UPPER LOW IN THE 4-CORNERS REGION
CONTINUES TO GET NOWHERE FAST AND NUMEROUS LEFTOVER BOUNDARIES CRISS
CROSS SOUTH TEXAS.

.LONG TERM...UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS THE UPPER
LOW FINALLY EJECTS INTO THE PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT AND TAKES THE UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT WITH IT. SOUTHEAST SFC WINDS BECOME MORE DOMINANT
PUSHING WHATS LEFT OF ANY BOUNDARIES TOWARD THE NORTH. RESIDUAL
MOISTURE/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES AND SEABREEZE BOUNDARIES MAY SPARK
ISOLATED SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY
MAY PUSH INTO SOUTH TEXAS LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BUT WITH UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST MIDLEVEL FLOW AM NOT QUITE
CONVINCED IT WILL REACH THIS FAR SOUTH.

.MARINE...AT 1 PM BOY020 REPORTED AN EAST WIND AT 14 TO 17 KNOTS
WITH 4 FOOT SEAS.  AMPLE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE THE COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS CAUSING SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE
COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON TUESDAY CAUSING CONTINUED
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  THE WEAK COLD FRONT WILL FINALLY
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BY THURSDAY CAUSING A DRIER AND MORE STABLE
AIRMASS.  WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT TO MODERATE OUT OF THE
EAST UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE ON THURSDAY CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT FROM
THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
REQUIRED ON FRIDAY.
&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CIGS WITH TEMPO IFR IN ANY SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS.  MVFR CIGS TONIGHT WITH MVFR VSBYS IN ANY SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE OUT OF THE EAST FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 69 80 70 83 69/ 60 50 20 40 00
BROWNSVILLE         67 80 69 86 69/ 60 50 20 40 00
HARLINGEN           67 80 69 86 69/ 60 50 20 40 00
MCALLEN             67 82 67 86 68/ 60 50 20 40 00
RIO GRANDE CITY     66 84 66 87 68/ 60 50 20 40 00
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND  70 77 71 72 69/ 60 50 20 40 00
&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

64/65/MARTINEZ

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
600 AM CDT SUN APR 4 2004

TXZ248>257-051100-
BROOKS-COASTAL CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-HIDALGO-INLAND CAMERON-
INLAND WILLACY-JIM HOGG-KENEDY-STARR-ZAPATA-
600 AM CDT SUN APR 4 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE LATER
THIS MORNING. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY IN
SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. BOATERS WILL NEED TO REMAIN VIGILANT FOR
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. HEAVY RAINS
RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE NAUTICAL MILE. FREQUENT
CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE ATMOSPHERE OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS IS FORECAST TO REMAIN MOIST AND
UNSTABLE FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
REMAIN IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST AS A CONSEQUENCE. THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WILL BE GREATEST IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MAY TRIGGER ANOTHER
ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
403 PM CDT SUN APR 04 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 PM     HAIL             15 S ZAPATA             26.68N 99.26W
04/02/2004  1.25 INCH        XXX                XX   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            CHIEF OF ZAPATA COUNTY POLICE REPORTED BROKEN WINDSHIELDS
            ON VEHICLES 2 MILES EAST OF HWY 83 ON FM2687.

&&

JP