An area of thunderstorms moved into Brooks County during the afternoon hours of July 25 producing heavy rainfall and localized flooding.
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An area of thunderstorms moved into Brooks County during the afternoon hours of July 25 producing heavy rainfall and localized flooding.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 11:09 AM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1209 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2007 .DISCUSSION...QUICK UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED FOR EXPANSION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH...ADDED BROOKS COUNTY. && .PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 1027 AM CDT WED JUL 25 2007...UPPER LOW OVER SOUTH TEXAS THIS MORNING IS HELPING TO KICK OFF SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS CONTINUE MOVING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS MORNINGS SOUNDING SHOWS A PWAT OF 1.92 INCHES. FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS POSTED FOR THE WESTERN COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL AND EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY. NO UPDATES TO THE FORECAST ARE PLANNED THIS MORNING. MARINE...OFFSHORE BUOY 20 AT 7 AM REPORTED SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10 KNOTS WITH SEAS AT 2 FEET AND A 4 SECOND PERIOD. WIND AND SEAS REMAIN LIGHT AND LOW THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. FORECAST INDICATE THAT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SHOULD BEGIN TO TIGHTEN LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AS A MID LEVEL LOW OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS COMBINES WITH AN APPROACHING TROPICAL WAVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF SOUTH STATES. WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE TO MODERATE LEVELS...STAYING BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS...THURSDAY AND THEN LOWER SLIGHTLY BY SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AS THE LEADING EDGE OF A TROPICAL WAVE TRACKS WEST TO NORTHWEST. A LARGER AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE...ALSO MOVING IN A GENERAL NORTHERLY DIRECTION...WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT. AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND OVERCAST CONDITIONS IN THE WESTERN COUNTIES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL TEMPORARILY LOWER TO MVFR CONDITIONS AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON...PERSISTING ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ON THURSDAY WITH LOWERING CEILINGS SPREADING EAST TO WEST AS TROPICAL MOISTURE DEEPENS THROUGHOUT DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. && .BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR TXZ248>250-252. GM...NONE. SYNOPTIC/GRIDS....68/KL MARINE/AVIATION...59/GB HMT/MESOSCALE.....CAMPBELL THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT: HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BROWNSVILLE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1245 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2007 TXZ248>257-261100- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1245 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA...STARR...BROOKS AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE REMAINS A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF CREEKS...STREAMS...ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GB
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
142 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2007
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0130 PM FLASH FLOOD FALFURRIAS 27.22N 98.14W
07/25/2007 BROOKS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
THREE CITY STREETS BARRICADED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
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GBOGORADThe Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:43 UTC.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Falfurias law enforcement reported water covering the intersection of Highway 285 and FM 1418 one and one half miles east of Falfurias.
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