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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this flash flood warning at Jun 13, 2013, 9:01 PM CDT for Starr County, Zapata County, Texas. It was in force for 89 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 2013, 9:01 PM CDT (02:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2013, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 89 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Starr County, TX, Zapata County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 9:09 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 20 Se Zapata, TX | ZAPATA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED EXTENSIVE FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 83 NEAR LOPENO... WATER DEPTH 2 FEET ON HIGHWAY 83. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 185 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1851 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
873
WGUS54 KBRO 140201
FFWBRO
TXC427-505-140330-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FF.W.0002.130614T0201Z-130614T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
901 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FALCON DAM...FRONTON...SALINENO...
SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LOPENO...FALCON...ALEJANDRENAS...
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
* AT 858 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED
TORRENTIAL RAIN OF FOUR TO SIX INCHES PER HOUR FROM SLOW MOVING
AND TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED
AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
CONTINUE.
OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...FALCON
HEIGHTS...MORALES-SANCHEZ...AND ROMA CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR SOON. MOST ARROYOS AND
CREEKS WILL FLOOD. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE CLOSED...AND LIVESTOCK WILL
BE LOST. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE.
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLOOD! MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. STAY HOME. IF TRAVELING...DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS
OR STREAMS. WHEN NEARING A FLOOD AREA...TURN AROUND AND DRIVE TO
HIGHER TERRAIN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BROWNSVILLE.
DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 2689 9916 2681 9895 2679 9895 2679 9889
2640 9902 2641 9904 2639 9906 2639 9908
2643 9912 2647 9910 2649 9910 2652 9913
2654 9918 2661 9918 2667 9921
$$
TOMASELLI5 follow-up statements
196
WGUS74 KBRO 140212
FFSBRO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
912 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
TXC427-505-140330-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130614T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR TX-ZAPATA TX-
912 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA AND
NORTHWESTERN STARR COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
FALCON DAM.
FRONTON.
SALINENO.
LOPENO.
FALCON.
ALEJANDRENAS.
FALCON HEIGHTS.
MORALES-SANCHEZ.
ROMA CREEK.
AT 909 PM CDT...THE ZAPATA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 2 FEET OF
WATER ON HIGHWAY 83 IN THE VICINITY OF LOPENO.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
CONTINUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR SOON. MOST ARROYOS AND
CREEKS WILL FLOOD. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE CLOSED...AND LIVESTOCK WILL
BE LOST. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BROWNSVILLE.
DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 2689 9916 2681 9895 2679 9895 2679 9889
2640 9902 2641 9904 2639 9906 2639 9908
2643 9912 2647 9910 2649 9910 2652 9913
2654 9918 2661 9918 2667 9921
$$
TOMASELLI335
WGUS74 KBRO 140235
FFSBRO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
935 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
TXC427-505-140330-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130614T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR TX-ZAPATA TX-
935 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA AND
NORTHWESTERN STARR COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
FALCON DAM.
FRONTON.
SALINENO.
LOPENO.
FALCON.
ALEJANDRENAS.
FALCON HEIGHTS.
MORALES-SANCHEZ.
ROMA CREEK.
AT 932 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED
TORRENTIAL RAIN OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES PER HOUR FROM SLOW MOVING
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER
RADAR INDICATES ANOTHER WIDESPREAD AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING
ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RIVER FROM NEIGHBORING MEXICO RIGHT NOW.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
CONTINUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR SOON. MOST ARROYOS AND
CREEKS WILL FLOOD. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE CLOSED...AND LIVESTOCK WILL
BE LOST. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE.
THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLOOD! MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. STAY HOME. IF TRAVELING...DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS
OR STREAMS. WHEN NEARING A FLOOD AREA...TURN AROUND AND DRIVE TO
HIGHER TERRAIN.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BROWNSVILLE.
DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 2689 9916 2681 9895 2679 9895 2679 9889
2640 9902 2641 9904 2639 9906 2639 9908
2643 9912 2647 9910 2649 9910 2652 9913
2654 9918 2661 9918 2667 9921
$$
TOMASELLI390
WGUS74 KBRO 140307
FFSBRO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1007 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
TXC427-505-140330-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130614T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR TX-ZAPATA TX-
1007 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA AND
NORTHWESTERN STARR COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
FALCON DAM.
FRONTON.
SALINENO.
LOPENO.
FALCON.
ALEJANDRENAS.
FALCON HEIGHTS.
MORALES-SANCHEZ.
ROMA CREEK.
AT 1005 PM CDT...THE ZAPATA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS THE
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAD PLACED WARNING SIGNS ALONG
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 83 DUE TO PATCHY FLOODED AREAS...AND THAT
TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOWLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY. NO HIGHWAY CLOSURE IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
CONTINUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL ARROYOS AND STREAMS...
AND SOME COUNTRY ROADS. FARMLAND ALONG STREAM BANKS WILL BE
INUNDATED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE.
DO NOT USE CRUISE CONTROL DURING TORRENTIAL RAINS. IT COULD CAUSE YOU
TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE IF HYDROPLANING OCCURS.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BROWNSVILLE.
DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 2689 9916 2681 9895 2679 9895 2679 9889
2640 9902 2641 9904 2639 9906 2639 9908
2643 9912 2647 9910 2649 9910 2652 9913
2654 9918 2661 9918 2667 9921
$$
TOMASELLI319
WGUS74 KBRO 140314
FFSBRO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1014 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
TXC427-505-140330-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130614T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR TX-ZAPATA TX-
1014 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA AND
NORTHWESTERN STARR COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...
LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
FALCON DAM.
FRONTON.
SALINENO.
LOPENO.
FALCON.
ALEJANDRENAS.
FALCON HEIGHTS.
MORALES-SANCHEZ.
ROMA CREEK.
AT 1012 PM CDT...THE STARR COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED
FLOODWATER COVERING THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 83 IN THE
VICINITY OF SALINENO IN STARR COUNTY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
CONTINUE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL ARROYOS AND STREAMS...
AND SOME COUNTRY ROADS. FARMLAND ALONG STREAM BANKS WILL BE
INUNDATED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BROWNSVILLE.
DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 2689 9916 2681 9895 2679 9895 2679 9889
2640 9902 2641 9904 2639 9906 2639 9908
2643 9912 2647 9910 2649 9910 2652 9913
2654 9918 2661 9918 2667 9921
$$
TOMASELLI710
WGUS74 KBRO 140333
FFSBRO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1033 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
TXC427-505-140348-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130614T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR TX-ZAPATA TX-
1033 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ZAPATA
AND NORTHWESTERN STARR COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED. WATER LEVELS HAVE RECEDED OR
WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS
BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 2689 9916 2681 9895 2679 9895 2679 9889
2640 9902 2641 9904 2639 9906 2639 9908
2643 9912 2647 9910 2649 9910 2652 9913
2654 9918 2661 9918 2667 9921
$$
TOMASELLIThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Zapata | 90 min |
| Jun 13, 8:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Starr | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Zapata | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 10:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Starr, Zapata | 58 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.