Flash Flood Warning 109, NWS Brownsville, TX

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 282027
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
325 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2007

TXC261-282045-
KENEDY TX-
325 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2007

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL KENEDY COUNTY...

AT 325 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED
AREA.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER 
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE KENEDY COUNTY ALONG HIGHWAY 77. THIS
AREA HAS ALREADY RECEIVED 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 
FEW DAYS.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 2675 9785 2675 9773 2699 9772 2697 9784

$$

PHILO

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 282043
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
341 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2007

TXC261-282051-
KENEDY TX-
341 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
KENEDY COUNTY...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED TO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF 
KENEDY COUNTY...ALONG HIGHWAY 77...WHERE A NEW FLASH FLOOD WARNING 
HAS BEEN ISSUED. THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL 
KENEDY COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 345 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 2675 9785 2675 9773 2699 9772 2697 9784

$$

PHILO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
143 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2007

.DISCUSSION...CHALLENGE OF THE DAY IS TO CANCEL OR MAINTAIN THE
FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND HEAVY RAIN THREAT FOR THE CWA. NOT MUCH
CONVECTION GOING ON AS OF 1 PM...BUT THERE WAS NOT MUCH ACTIVITY
THIS TIME YESTERDAY. LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENCES...IT WAS ABOUT 5
DEGREES WARMER YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME AND THERE WAS A STRONG
SHORTWAVE APPROACHING THE CWA. THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GULF FRIDAY
BACKED SOUTHWEST ALONG A COASTAL TROUGH THAT HAS SINCE THEN
DISSIPATED. ENERGY FROM THE MID TO UPPER LOW HAS BECOME
INCREASINGLY SHEARED AS THE CIRCULATION FROM THE LOW IS VERY
BROAD...COVERING ALL OF TEXAS AND HALF OF NEW MEXICO. THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING FROM DEL RIO TO WEST OF SAN ANTONIO ARE EXPECTED TO
MOVE MAINLY EAST AND STAY NORTH OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AS MID AND
UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE OUT OF THE WEST ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
LOW. AND STORMS THAT FORM OVER THE CWA SHOULD TRACK IN A GENERAL
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT 10 TO 15 MPH...WHICH IS MUCH QUICKER THAN
YESTERDAYS SLOW SOUTHWEST DRIFT. WITH THIS REASONING WILL CANCEL
THE WATCH BUT MAINTAIN HIGH VIGILANCE SHOULD ANYTHING DEVELOP WITH
THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FLOODING. BIGGEST THREAT FOR CONVECTION
LOOKS TO BE OUT WEST WHERE MOST OF THE SUNSHINE IS TODAY.
THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP OVER THE MEXICAN MOUNTAINS LATE AND
DRIFT EAST...WITH AND SUSPECT AREA BEING THE COASTAL COUNTIES
WHERE THE DEEPEST MOISTURE RESIDES. WILL KEEP HEAVY RAIN WORDING
IN THE FORECAST TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH PWS TO REMAIN AT OR ABOVE
2 INCHES.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND THE FORECAST PACKAGE WILL
TREND TOWARDS THE DRIER AND WARMER SCENARIO THAT HAS BEEN
ADVERTISED THE LAST FEW MODEL RUNS. MY ONLY DOUBT IS ON THE RAPID
WARM UP. ALTHOUGH HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE SUBSIDENCE AND RAIN
CHANCES DECREASE THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DAILY SEABREEZE
ACTIVITY WITH MODEL GUIDANCE WINDS REMAINING FROM A SOUTHEAST
DIRECTION. ALSO THE SOIL MOISTURE REMAINS EXTREMELY HIGH WHICH
SHOULD LIMIT MAXIMUM HEATING. WHEN AHEAD AND LOWER MAX TEMPERATURES
A FEW DEGREES BELOW MEXMOS NUMBERS.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS STILL POSSIBLE. A FEW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS PREVAILING
THROUGH THE CURRENT TAF PERIOD.

&&

.MARINE...AT 1PM BUOY 42020 REPORTED SOUTH WINDS AT 10 KNOTS AND 3-
FOOT SEAS WITH A PERIOD OF 6 SECONDS. A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
MAINTAIN LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST FLOW FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SEAS WILL REMAIN AROUND 2 TO 3 FEET THROUGH THE PERIOD. ISOLATED
SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK...BUT GENERALLY
DRIER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  78  89  79  91 /  20  20  10  10
BROWNSVILLE          78  92  77  93 /  20  30  10  20
HARLINGEN            76  93  77  95 /  20  30  10  20
MCALLEN              77  94  77  95 /  20  30  20  20
RIO GRANDE CITY      77  95  76  96 /  20  20  20  10
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   79  88  81  89 /  20  20  10  10

&&

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

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BROWNSVILLE

68/59

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
230 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2007

TXZ248>257-291100-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
230 PM CDT SAT JUL 28 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. ALTHOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED
...ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN
LOW LYING AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING WITH
SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS.

HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 112 MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

TOMASELLI/BOGORAD