Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Brownsville, TX

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 201045
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
541 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

TXC215-201200-
HIDALGO TX-
541 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
HIDALGO COUNTY...

AT 541 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE TRAINING SQUALLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE EMILY...NOW MAKING 
LANDFALL 80 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE NEAR SAN FERNANDO, MEXICO. 
FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA IN A VERY SHORT 
TIME. MORE RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THIS REGION...ALONG WITH GUSTY 
WINDS OVER 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EDINBURG AND 
PALMVIEW.

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.

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 2616 9853 2616 9812 2634 9812 2634 9840

$$

PHILO

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 201202
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
700 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

TXC215-201220-
HIDALGO TX-
700 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY HAS EXPIRED AT 
700 AM CDT...

RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE EMILY HAVE ORIENTED THEMSELVES AWAY FROM 
THE WARNED AREA NEAR MCALLEN...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THIS MORNING...AS STRONG WINDS 
NEAR 65 MPH AND RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE EMILY MOVE THROUGH THE RIO 
GRANDE VALLEY. 

CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT TO THE THREAT OF FLOODING TODAY AND WHEN 
CONFRONTED WITH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 2616 9853 2616 9812 2634 9812 2634 9840

$$

PHILO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
330 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

.DISCUSSION...
EMILY STILL A CAT 3 HURRICANE WITH WINDS OF 125 MPH. IT IS CURRENTLY
ABOUT 30 MILES FROM LANDFALL AND SHOULD DO SO BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM. IT
HAS REMAINED STEADY ON ITS STRENGTH AND FORWARD SPEED OF 7KTS. THE
STRONGER RAINBANDS ARE FINALLY ARRIVING IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WITH
ACCUMULATED PRECIPITATION SO FAR BEING LESS THAN 2 INCHES. WINDS
HAVE REMAINED STEADY BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH BUT WILL SLOWLY INCREASE
ABOVE TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH THROUGH SUNRISE UNTIL JUST AFTER
LANDFALL. RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY
WITH AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR RAINFALL.

&&

.MARINE...
BUOY 42020 REPORTED NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 31 KNOTS GUSTING TO NEAR 39
KNOTS WITH SEAS AT 21 FEET WITH A 13 SECOND PERIOD AT 07 UTC/ 2 AM
CDT. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PORT MANSFIELD SOUTH
TO LA CRUZ, MEXICO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG
THE LOWER TEXAS COAST EARLY HIS MORNING AS SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE EMILY CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE FROM THE ADJACENT GULF
WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT THROUGH
THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AS DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OFFSHORE IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE EMILY. MORE MODERATE WINDS
AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
RESUMES CONTROL OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WEATHER PATTERN.

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS WITH PERIODS OF LIFR ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON AS SQUALLS FROM HURRICANE EMILY MOVE OVER THE TRIO OF
REGIONAL AIRPORTS. SURFACE WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS WITH SEVERE TO
EXTREME TURBULENCE AND MAXIMUM CB TOPS TO 50K FEET MAY ALSO OCCUR
DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. IMPROVED CONDITIONS FOR FLYING ARE EXPECTED
LATER THIS EVENING.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  86  81  88  81  90 / 100  60  50  20  40
BROWNSVILLE          86  80  91  79  93 / 100  60  50  20  40
HARLINGEN            87  79  92  79  94 / 100  60  50  20  40
MCALLEN              88  78  93  77  96 / 100  60  50  20  40
RIO GRANDE CITY      88  78  94  77  97 / 100  60  50  20  40
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   86  81  88  81  90 / 100  60  50  20  40

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES......
TORNADO WATCH THROUGH 10 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...TXZ248>257.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...TXZ248>257.
HURRICANE WARNING...TXZ254>257.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING TXZ250-TXZ252-253.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING...TXZ251.
&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
100 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

TXZ248>257-201100-
BROOKS-COASTAL CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-HIDALGO-INLAND CAMERON-
INLAND WILLACY-JIM HOGG-KENEDY-STARR-ZAPATA-
100 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF TONIGHT.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST FROM PORT
MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN
BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS GULF COAST
FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA...BROOKS...JIM HOGG...HIDALGO...AND STARR
COUNTIES IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR KENEDY COUNTY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR DETAILS REGARDING HURRICANE
EMILY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM TODAY...AND A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH 1 PM
THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS SQUALLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE
EMILY MOVE OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO
THE WEEKEND AS TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO
MOVES INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE EMILY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY TODAY.

PHILO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
401 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

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

0349 AM     FLOOD            7 ENE BROWNSVILLE       25.96N 97.38W
07/20/2005                   CAMERON            TX   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            STATE HIGHWAY 4 CLOSED OFF 7 MILES FROM HIGHWAY 511 AT
            PALMITO HILL RD. DUE TO FLOODING

&&

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