Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Brownsville, TX

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 181504
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1004 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

TXC427-181615-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080818T1615Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR-
1004 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL STARR COUNTY
UNTIL 1115 AM CDT...

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
  ROSITA.
  ROMA.
  RIO GRANDE CITY.


AT 958 AM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOODING IN THE CITY OF ROMA AS 
BUSINESSES AND HOUSES ALREADY HAVE WATER INSIDE.  SOME ROADS ARE 
COMPLETELY UNDER WATER BETWEEN ROMA AND RIO GRANDE CITY.  

AT 958 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
TORRENTIAL RAINS UP TO FIVE INCHES PER HOUR FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER 
THE WARNED AREA.

WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR...IN THE WARNED
AREA. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE CLOSED...AND HOMES...ESPECIALLY IN LOW
LYING AREAS...WILL BECOME INUNDATED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY

DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN


&&

LAT...LON 2647 9910 2649 9911 2654 9909 2649 9873
      2635 9872 2636 9881 2637 9882 2636 9885
      2638 9894 2639 9894 2638 9895 2638 9897
      2640 9899 2640 9908 2644 9913

$$

65

000 
WGUS54 KBRO 181612
FFWBRO
TXC427-181815-
/O.EXT.KBRO.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080818T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1112 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

  LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
  ROSITA.
  ROMA.
  RIO GRANDE CITY.


* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1106 AM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOODING OVER ROMA FROM A 
THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA.

WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR...IN THE WARNED
AREA. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE CLOSED...AND HOMES...ESPECIALLY IN LOW
LYING AREAS...WILL BECOME INUNDATED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY

DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

&&

LAT...LON 2647 9910 2649 9911 2654 9909 2649 9873
      2635 9872 2636 9881 2637 9882 2636 9885
      2638 9894 2639 9894 2638 9895 2638 9897
      2640 9899 2640 9908 2644 9913

$$

65

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 181708
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1208 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

TXC427-525-181815-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080818T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR-ZAPATA-
1208 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN STARR COUNTY
UNTIL 115 PM CDT...
...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM CDT...

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
  ROSITA.
  ROMA.
  RIO GRANDE CITY.
  FALCON.


AT 1201 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOODING IN THE CITY OF ROMA.  
HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED AND THE WATER IS 
BEGINNING TO RECEDE.  

AT 1201 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED TO LESS THAN ONE INCH PER HOUR OVER 
THE WARNED AREAS. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
INTERSECTIONS. POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST AT RISK. DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADS

DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

&&

LAT...LON 2647 9910 2649 9911 2654 9909 2649 9873
      2635 9872 2636 9881 2637 9882 2636 9885
      2638 9894 2639 9894 2638 9895 2638 9897
      2640 9899 2640 9908 2644 9913

$$

65

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 181710 CCA
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1210 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

TXC427-505-181815-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080818T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR-ZAPATA-
1210 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN STARR COUNTY
UNTIL 115 PM CDT...
...A URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM CDT...

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
  ROSITA.
  ROMA.
  RIO GRANDE CITY.
  FALCON.


AT 1201 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOODING IN THE CITY OF ROMA.  
HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED AND THE WATER IS 
BEGINNING TO RECEDE.  

AT 1201 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
RAINFALL RATES HAVE DECREASED TO LESS THAN ONE INCH PER HOUR OVER 
THE WARNED AREAS. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
INTERSECTIONS. POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST AT RISK. DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADS

DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

&&

LAT...LON 2647 9910 2649 9911 2654 9909 2649 9873
      2635 9872 2636 9881 2637 9882 2636 9885
      2638 9894 2639 9894 2638 9895 2638 9897
      2640 9899 2640 9908 2644 9913

$$

65

000 
WGUS74 KBRO 181815
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
115 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

TXC427-505-181825-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080818T1815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ZAPATA-STARR-
115 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED IN CENTRAL STARR AND ZAPATA
COUNTIES...

THOUGH THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...THERE MAY BE POCKETS OF
HIGH STANDING WATER ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. IF
ENCOUNTERING WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS THEM
BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

&&

LAT...LON 2647 9910 2649 9911 2654 9909 2649 9873
      2635 9872 2636 9881 2637 9882 2636 9885
      2638 9894 2639 9894 2638 9895 2638 9897
      2640 9899 2640 9908 2644 9913

$$

65

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
828 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY
EAST NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY. ONCE THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW EXITS THE AREA, RAIN CHANCES WILL DECREASE OVER THE CWA.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN NORMAL FOR THE NEXT TWO
DAYS WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES PREVAILING ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY. ONCE THE UPPER LEVEL LOW EXITS THE AREA, RAIN CHANCES WILL
DECREASE. TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL VALUES
FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK AND REMAIN AT
ABOVE NORMAL VALUES THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE WINDS MAY BECOME VARIABLE AND
INCREASE IN OR NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. THE CURRENT
FORECAST PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD, THEREFORE NO CHANGES ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.
&&

.MARINE...AT 7AM BUOY020 REPORTED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 8 KTS
AND SEAS 2.6 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 4 SECONDS. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
NORTHEAST GULF WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT TO MODERATE FROM THE EAST TO
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. SCATTERED SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE IN THE MORNING HOURS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK...WHILE SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY.
&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH
TEMPO MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT TO MODERATE FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
&&

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

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

SYNOPTIC/GRIDS....63
MARINE/AVIATION...65
MESOSCALE...CAMPBELL

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
520 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-191100-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
520 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE...PRODUCING MINOR FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...CONTINUING THE THREAT OF MINOR NUISANCE FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OCCURRENCES OF FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

TOMASELLI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
500 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

TXZ248>257-181800-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...
PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
500 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008

...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THE APPROACH OF A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AND
A DEVELOPING SURFACE TROUGH OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WILL COMBINE
WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS EARLY
AS THIS MORNING BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND WIDESPREAD LATER TODAY
INTO TONIGHT AS THE MAIN ENERGY OF THE UPPER TROUGH AFFECTS DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE FOR ANY ONE LOCATION
THROUGH TUESDAY. AFTER RECORD BREAKING JULY RAINFALL MANY
LOCATIONS ARE STILL WET JUST BELOW THE SURFACE EVEN THOUGH
RAINFALL HAS BEEN SPARSE THE LAST 3 WEEKS. AREAS OF CONCERN WILL
BE ACROSS HIDALGO...CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES WHERE 10 TO 20
INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN JULY. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN OR TRAINING OF
THUNDERSTORMS COULD QUICKLY SATURATE THE SOIL CAUSING RAPID
RUNOFF PRODUCING FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS.

CURRENT TRENDS INDICATE HEAVY RAIN TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP OVER
WESTERN COUNTIES EARLY TODAY AND STEADILY MOVE OR DEVELOP EAST
LATER TODAY. WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATER
TODAY...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH. HOWEVER...IF THE HEAVY RAINFALL BECOMES MORE
ORGANIZED AND CONCENTRATED IN ANY PARTICULAR AREA AS WELL AS
DEVELOPS QUICKER THEN EXPECTED...THEN A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY
HAVE TO BE ISSUED LATER TODAY.

RAIN CHANCES TO REMAIN HIGH ACROSS EASTERN COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL THEN DECREASES IN AREAL COVERAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LOW AND SURFACE TROUGH MOVE EAST AND DRIER
AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION.

REMEMBER IF HIGH WATER IS EXPERIENCED DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE
TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND.

DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT.

GB