Flash Flood Warning 76, NWS Brownsville, TX

Issued

Jul 16, 2007, 9:16 AM CDT (14:16 UTC)

Expired

Jul 16, 2007, 10:15 AM CDT

In force

59 min

Issued by

NWS Brownsville, TX

Area

Whole counties

County Hidalgo County, TX

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KBRO 161418
FFWBRO
TXC215-161515-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
916 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MISSION...MCALLEN...HIDALGO...

* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT

* AT 910 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN OVER
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED COUNTY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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.

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.

LAT...LON 2611 9836 2605 9822 2672 9812 2677 9827

$$

MARTIN

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 161521
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1019 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2007

TXC215-161529-
HIDALGO TX-
1019 AM CDT MON JUL 16 2007

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR CENTRAL HIDALGO COUNTY...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED OVER HIDALGO COUNTY AND THE THREAT FOR 
FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED.  RUNOFF HAS SLOWED IN THE LAST HOUR 
HOWEVER PONDING WATER MAY POSE SOME HAZARDS THIS MORNING.  
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER TODAY.  A 
FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.

LAT...LON 2611 9836 2605 9822 2672 9812 2677 9827

$$

MARTIN

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