Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Brownsville, TX

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
133 PM CDT THU JUN 21 2018

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Hidalgo County in Deep South Texas...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 129 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain fell across the 
  warned area earlier today. 5 to 9 inches of rain have fallen. 
  Flash flooding is already occurring. Emergency management 
  officials and media reports continue to report water rescues in 
  the warning area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Edinburg, Mission, Pharr, San Juan, Alamo, Donna, Hidalgo,
  Palmview, Penitas and Sullivan City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams.
Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

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LAT...LON 2607 9808 2607 9825 2610 9829 2612 9827
      2612 9828 2610 9830 2617 9834 2615 9835
      2622 9844 2620 9848 2625 9855 2625 9856
      2624 9855 2623 9858 2676 9833 2677 9800
      2605 9806 2604 9807 2605 9807

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CASTILLO

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
634 AM CDT Thu Jun 21 2018

.DISCUSSION...Updated for latest aviation discussion below.
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.AVIATION...Only slight adjustments were made to the previous set
of TAFs. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop today
with deep tropical moisture interacting with a disturbance in the
middle layers of the atmosphere. Improved aviation conditions are
likely tonight as the disturbance finally moves away.
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.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 401 AM CDT Thu Jun 21 2018/

SHORT TERM (Today through Friday): KBRO Doppler radar imagery
suggests that counterclockwise circulation over central Jim Hogg
County is the center of closed 500 mb low pressure that has
plagued Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley with record
rainfall during the past few days. This mid-level feature is
generating scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across
a vast majority of the BRO CWFA at this time. Unfortunately,
another round of numerous convection with locally heavy rainfall
will occur today as the closed 500 mb low shifts southwest into
Mexico as 500 mb high pressure builds over extreme northwest
Mexico. Lingering isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms
are possible tonight before dry weather finally returns on Friday
as the aforementioned 500 mb high becomes more dominant.
Temperatures held at below normal levels today will rebound to
near normal levels on Friday with no rain and reduced cloud
coverage.

LONG TERM (Friday Night through Wednesday): The long term
certainly starts off drier with an H5 ridge building into the
region as the ULL continues moving southwest away from the region.
As the high builds in, expect warmer temperatures and more
sunshine. The only story this weekend will be the breezy
conditions as pressure gradient increases between lee troughing
west and surface high pressure across the Gulf or Florida
Peninsula.

As the enlogated high stretching across northern Mexico is pinched
off by an advancing mid level trough, a 592dm high moves to our
east across LA. This will allow for a weak inverted upper level
trough to slide northwestward toward the region by early next
week. GFS is drier than ECM and CMC at this time. With a weak QPF
signal and anticipation of isolated/scattered activity, kept POPs
a bit on the low side for now.

Going into midweek, temperatures look to be around average or so
for this time of year with intermittent rain chances (mainly
diurnally driven).

MARINE (Now through Friday): Neighboring Buoy 42019 reported east-
southeast winds around 14 knots gusting to around 18 knots with seas
slightly over 4.5 feet with a period of 8 seconds at 150 CDT/650
UTC. Light to moderate winds and moderate seas will prevail along
the Lower Texas Coast with swells approaching the area beginning to
subside. Small Craft Exercise Caution will likely be needed for a
portion of the Gulf of Mexico waters today.

(Friday Night through Wednesday): Mostly light to moderate winds
and seas can be expected to begin the long term marine period.
There will be a subtle increase this weekend as surface flow
increases (increasing wind wave/swell). Despite the increase in
surface winds, think that conditions will remain just below SCA
thresholds at this time. Conditions gradually improve a bit as
surface pressure gradient relaxes by early to midweek next week as
high pressure moves closer to our region from the east.

HYDROLOGY: The Flood Warning for the Los Olmos Creek near
Falfurrias in Brooks County has been allowed to expire, as water
levels have fallen below flood stage. However, additional flooding
is possible if heavy showers and thunderstorms pass over the region
in the near future.

Additionally, the Flash Flood Watch for all of Deep South Texas and
the Rio Grande Valley has been extended until around sunset Thursday
evening, as showers and thunderstorms will have the potential to
create flash flooding within the inland portions of the BRO CWFA.
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.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Flash Flood Watch through this evening for TXZ248>257-351-353.

GM...None.
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This product is also available on the web at:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
442 AM CDT Thu Jun 21 2018

TXZ248>257-351-353-221100-
Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo-
Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-
Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo-
442 AM CDT Thu Jun 21 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Deep South
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for all of Deep South Texas and
the Rio Grande Valley until 7 PM CDT this evening.

There is a moderate risk of rip currents at the beaches of South
Padre Island and at Boca Chica Beach

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

An elevated risk of rip currents is possible at the local beaches
Sunday through Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Any observations of flash flooding should be reported to local law
enforcement and the National Weather Service office in Brownsville.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-221100-
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-
442 AM CDT Thu Jun 21 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of The Gulf of
Mexico and The Laguna Madre.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A Small Craft Advisory may be needed for portions or all of the
Lower Texas coastal waters Saturday through Tuesday due to strong
winds or rough seas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotter activation will not be needed.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
907 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0854 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BROWNSVILLE             25.93N  97.48W
06/21/2018  M6.50 INCH       CAMERON            TX   SOCIAL MEDIA

            PUBLIC REPORT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OF 48 HOUR RAINFALL
            TOTAL OF 6.5 INCHES IN BROWNSVILLE.

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EVENT NUMBER BRO1800009

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
918 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0859 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 SE PALMVIEW           26.21N 98.35W
06/21/2018                   HIDALGO            TX   PUBLIC

            MPING REPORT OF VEHICLES STRANDED DUE TO
            ROAD FLOODING. ROAD CLOSED AT THIS LOCATION.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
921 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ENE MISSION           26.22N 98.29W
06/21/2018  M8.12 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   COCORAHS

            COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 8.12 INCHES IN
            THE LAST 24 HOURS AS OF 7 AM. THE DURATION
            OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 24 HOURS.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
940 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 AM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SSE MISSION           26.20N 98.31W
06/21/2018                   HIDALGO            TX   PUBLIC

            FLOOD WATERS BEGINNING TO ENTER BUILDINGS
            AND CARS STRANDED ON W FRONTAGE ROAD BY THE
            INTERSECTION OF BRYAN RD.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1049 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       1 NE WESLACO            26.18N 97.97W
06/21/2018  M15.20 INCH      HIDALGO            TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            CO-OP OBSERVER IN WESLACO MEASURED 15.20
            INCHES OF RAIN FOR A 48 HOUR OBSERVATION.
            THE DURATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN EVENT WAS 48
            HOURS.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1051 AM CDT THU JUN 21 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1028 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 WSW EDINBURG          26.28N 98.23W
06/21/2018                   HIDALGO            TX   PUBLIC

            MPING REPORT OF FLOOD WATERS ENTERING HOMES
            OR BUILDINGS.

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