

000 

WGUS54 KBRO 241501

FFWBRO

TXC215-241700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

958 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006



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...WESLACO...SAN JUAN...PHARR...

  MISSION...MERCEDES...MCALLEN...HIDALGO...EDINBURG...EDCOUCH...

  DONNA...ALAMO



* UNTIL NOON CDT



* AT 954 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL PERSISTING OVER SOUTHERN HIDALGO        

  COUNTY.  THIS RAINFALL IS OCCURRING OVER GROUND THAT IS ALREADY    

  SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINFALL FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING. REPORTS   

  FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATE THAT NUMEROUS STREETS AND      

  ROADWAYS IN THE MCALLEN...DONNA AND PHARR AREAS HAVE BEEN CLOSED   

  DUE TO STANDING WATER. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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 2625 9856 2604 9817 2606 9787 2643 9787

      2645 9804 2645 9847



$$



SPEECE



000 

WGUS54 KBRO 241501

FFWBRO

TXC215-241700-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

958 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006



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...WESLACO...SAN JUAN...PHARR...

  MISSION...MERCEDES...MCALLEN...HIDALGO...EDINBURG...EDCOUCH...

  DONNA...ALAMO



* UNTIL NOON CDT



* AT 954 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL PERSISTING OVER SOUTHERN HIDALGO        

  COUNTY.  THIS RAINFALL IS OCCURRING OVER GROUND THAT IS ALREADY    

  SATURATED FROM HEAVY RAINFALL FROM EARLIER THIS MORNING. REPORTS   

  FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATE THAT NUMEROUS STREETS AND      

  ROADWAYS IN THE MCALLEN...DONNA AND PHARR AREAS HAVE BEEN CLOSED   

  DUE TO STANDING WATER. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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 2625 9856 2604 9817 2606 9787 2643 9787

      2645 9804 2645 9847



$$



SPEECE

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