Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Brownsville, TX

Issued

Jul 20, 2005, 12:26 PM CDT (17:26 UTC)

Expired

Jul 20, 2005, 4:30 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Brownsville, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Hidalgo County, TX

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WGUS54 KBRO 201729
FFWBRO
TXC215-202130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1226 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HIDALGO...WESLACO...SAN JUAN...
  PHARR...MISSION...MERCEDES...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...EDCOUCH...
  DONNA...ALAMO

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 1226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE RIO GRANDE RIVER IN   
  SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT AROUND   
  10 MPH AND ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF   
  INCHES PER HOUR WITH THE WARNED AREA. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL         
  STEADILY WORSEN FLOODING PROBLEMS OVER SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY     
  THROUGH 430 PM.  

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO      
  SULLIVAN CITY...PENITAS...PALMVIEW...LA JOYA AND ELSA.

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 2611 9868 2601 9786 2640 9788 2647 9849

$$

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000 
WGUS74 KBRO 201928
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
226 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

TXC215-202130-
HIDALGO TX-
226 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN 
HIDALGO COUNTY...

AT 218 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER SOUTHERN 
HIDALGO COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES AROUND AN 
INCH AN HOUR AND WILL MAINTAIN THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING WITHIN 
THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 430 PM. RECENT RAINFALL TOTALS OVER 
SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES OVER SOUTHERN 
HIDALGO COUNTY SINCE SUNRISE TODAY.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LA JOYA
AND SULLIVAN CITY.

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 2611 9868 2601 9786 2640 9788 2647 9849

$$

SPEECE

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 202129
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
430 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

TXC215-202137-
HIDALGO TX-
430 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY EXPIRES AT 430
PM CDT...

AT 430 PM THIS AFTERNOON...DOPPLER RADAR FROM BROWNSVILLE INDICATED 
THAT THE HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE OVER SOUTHERN 
HIDALGO COUNTY HAVE WEAKENED OR HAVE MOVED WEST. ACCORDINGLY...THE 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY EXPIRES AT 430 PM. 

LAT...LON 2611 9868 2601 9786 2640 9788 2647 9849

$$

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