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2013 [KBRO] BROWNSVILLE Flash Flood (FF) Warning (W) Number 5

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282 
WGUS54 KBRO 210428
FFWBRO
TXC427-210600-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FF.W.0005.130921T0428Z-130921T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1128 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LA ROSITA...ROMA...RIO GRANDE CITY.

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 1127 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH   
NUMEROUS STREETS CLOSED THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN STARR COUNTY. WATER WAS 
REPORTED TO BE ENTERING HOMES IN RIO GRANDE CITY. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 
ENDED...BUT SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINS WILL KEEP WATER 
LEVELS AT LEAST AT THEIR CURRENT LEVELS FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR LONGER. 

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR RIO GRANDE CITY AND 
NEARBY AREAS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ESCOBARES...FRONTON...LAS LOMAS...LOS ALVAREZ...LOS GARZAS...NORTH
  ESCOBARES...ROMA CREEK AND SANTA CRUZ.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IN THE AREA IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS 
SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA 
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO 
ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE.

DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

&&

LAT...LON 2657 9903 2655 9879 2635 9876 2633 9879
      2636 9880 2636 9882 2635 9884 2636 9886
      2635 9890 2638 9893 2636 9895 2639 9896
      2639 9901 2641 9904 2639 9907 2641 9909

$$

JGG
260 
WGUS74 KBRO 210553
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1253 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013

TXC427-210606-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130921T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR TX-
1253 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN STARR
COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

AT 1251 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS WIDESPREAD FLOODING 
IN THE AREA HAS ENDED. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
FLOODING IN THE AREA HAS ENDED. MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE IN 
THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOWEVER AND SOME LOCAL AREAS OF 
STANDING WATER OR PONDING ON ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

&&

LAT...LON 2657 9903 2655 9879 2635 9876 2633 9879
      2636 9880 2636 9882 2635 9884 2636 9886
      2635 9890 2638 9893 2636 9895 2639 9896
      2639 9901 2641 9904 2639 9907 2641 9909

$$

JGG
Permalink to 201309210428-KBRO-WGUS54-FFWBRO
282 
WGUS54 KBRO 210428
FFWBRO
TXC427-210600-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FF.W.0005.130921T0428Z-130921T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1128 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LA ROSITA...ROMA...RIO GRANDE CITY.

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT

* AT 1127 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH   
NUMEROUS STREETS CLOSED THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN STARR COUNTY. WATER WAS 
REPORTED TO BE ENTERING HOMES IN RIO GRANDE CITY. HEAVY RAINFALL HAS 
ENDED...BUT SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINS WILL KEEP WATER 
LEVELS AT LEAST AT THEIR CURRENT LEVELS FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR LONGER. 

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR RIO GRANDE CITY AND 
NEARBY AREAS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ESCOBARES...FRONTON...LAS LOMAS...LOS ALVAREZ...LOS GARZAS...NORTH
  ESCOBARES...ROMA CREEK AND SANTA CRUZ.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IN THE AREA IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. THOSE IN LOW LYING AREAS 
SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. NEVER DRIVE INTO AN AREA 
WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY AS THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO 
ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE.

DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

&&

LAT...LON 2657 9903 2655 9879 2635 9876 2633 9879
      2636 9880 2636 9882 2635 9884 2636 9886
      2635 9890 2638 9893 2636 9895 2639 9896
      2639 9901 2641 9904 2639 9907 2641 9909

$$

JGG
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260 
WGUS74 KBRO 210553
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1253 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013

TXC427-210606-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130921T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR TX-
1253 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN STARR
COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

AT 1251 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS WIDESPREAD FLOODING 
IN THE AREA HAS ENDED. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT 
FLOODING IN THE AREA HAS ENDED. MODERATE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE IN 
THE AREA THROUGH EARLY MORNING HOWEVER AND SOME LOCAL AREAS OF 
STANDING WATER OR PONDING ON ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DON'T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

&&

LAT...LON 2657 9903 2655 9879 2635 9876 2633 9879
      2636 9880 2636 9882 2635 9884 2636 9886
      2635 9890 2638 9893 2636 9895 2639 9896
      2639 9901 2641 9904 2639 9907 2641 9909

$$

JGG

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