

000 

WGUS54 KBRO 260329

FFWBRO

TXC247-505-260530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1028 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL JIM HOGG COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ZAPATA



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 1024 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE 

  RAINFALL RATE WAS UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ESCOBA...

  GUERRA AND RANDADO.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 2672 9920 2681 9900 2681 9870 2726 9870

      2726 9946 2712 9945 2697 9938



$$



54

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000 

WGUS54 KBRO 260329

FFWBRO

TXC247-505-260530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1028 PM CDT TUE APR 25 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL JIM HOGG COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ZAPATA



* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 1024 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. THE 

  RAINFALL RATE WAS UP TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ESCOBA...

  GUERRA AND RANDADO.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 2672 9920 2681 9900 2681 9870 2726 9870

      2726 9946 2712 9945 2697 9938



$$



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