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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1226 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...HIDALGO...WESLACO...SAN JUAN...

  PHARR...MISSION...MERCEDES...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...EDCOUCH...

  DONNA...ALAMO



* UNTIL 430 PM CDT



* AT 1226 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE RIO GRANDE RIVER IN   

  SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT AROUND   

  10 MPH AND ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF   

  INCHES PER HOUR WITH THE WARNED AREA. THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL         

  STEADILY WORSEN FLOODING PROBLEMS OVER SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY     

  THROUGH 430 PM.  



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO      

  SULLIVAN CITY...PENITAS...PALMVIEW...LA JOYA AND ELSA.



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO 

CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER 

TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO 

ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2611 9868 2601 9786 2640 9788 2647 9849



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