1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 29, 8:10 AM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 910 AM CDT SAT JUN 29 2002 UNSETTLED DAY IS ON TAP WEATHER-WISE TODAY AS THE AREA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND VERY MOIST AIRMASS. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE MCS OVER GULF OVER EASTERN CWA WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. HOWEVER...PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND LIFT IN PLACE TO SUPPORT SHOWERS THE REST OF THE DAY. INHERITED FORECAST COVERS THESE TRENDS WELL. MODELS DIFFER ON HOW THEY WANT TO HANDLE THIS COMPLICATED FLOW PATTERN OVER THE REGION. SUBSEQUENTLY...QPF FORECASTS DIVERGE AFTER 12 HOURS AND THIS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT BEARING ON THE FORECAST. NONETHELESS...THE REGION WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH UNSETTLED WEATHER AT LEAST INTO MONDAY...BUT WITH GRADUALLY DECREASING AREAL COVERAGE. ONCE AGAIN...THIS TREND IS HANDLED WELL. THE MOST CRUCIAL FORECAST WILL BE FOR THE WESTERN CWA THE NEXT 8-12 HOURS. IF THE AVN IS TO BE BELIEVED...THE AREA SHOULD PROBABLY BE UNDER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH TONIGHT. THE ETA ON THE OTHER HAND IS QUITE A BIT DRIER. WILL LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT MODEL AND PLOT DATA BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DETERMINATION THIS AFTERNOON. MARINE...BUOY020 CHECKS IN WITH 6 FOOT SEAS AND A WIND AT 12016G21KT WITH WIDESPREAD TROPICAL SHOWERS. WILL MAINTAIN SCA THROUGH TODAY OFFSHORE. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST TOWARD THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS THROUGH TODAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE ACTIVITY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SYNOPTIC-AVIATION-MARINE-MESO...52...VEGA. INTERNET ADDRESS...WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BRO .BRO...SCA TODAY GMZ150-155-170-175.
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:46 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Intense thunderstorms produced flash flooding of roads and ditches on South Padre Island. An off-duty NWS employee reported 10 inches of water flowing freely on roadways in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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