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000 

WGUS74 KBRO 252121

FFSBRO



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

410 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007



TXC061-215-489-252200-

HIDALGO TX-WILLACY TX-CAMERON TX-

410 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR

CAMERON...WILLACY AND EASTERN HIDALGO COUNTIES...



AT 407 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND 

FLASH FLOODING OVER CAMERON COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS NOW 

CONCENTRATED OVER CAMERON COUNTY FROM JUST EAST OF LA FERIA TO SAN 

BENITO TO BAYVIEW EXTENDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS LOS FRESNO AND RANCHO 

VIEJO. THE LINE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 

MPH AND IS JUST WEST OF BROWNSVILLE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 

PER HOUR. HARLINGEN AIRPORT REPORTED NEARLY 4 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 

2 AND 400 PM.  RUNOFF AS WELL AS STANDING WATER WILL STILL BE A 

HAZARD WHERE RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL LATE 

THIS AFTERNOON IT IS SUGGESTED YOU STAY AT HOME...WORK OR SCHOOL 

UNTIL THE THREAT OF FLOODING DIMINISHES.  



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED 

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.



LAT...LON 2611 9835 2581 9730 2607 9721 2650 9745

      2658 9811



$$



GBOGORAD

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000 

WGUS74 KBRO 252121

FFSBRO



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

410 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007



TXC061-215-489-252200-

HIDALGO TX-WILLACY TX-CAMERON TX-

410 PM CDT FRI MAY 25 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR

CAMERON...WILLACY AND EASTERN HIDALGO COUNTIES...



AT 407 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND 

FLASH FLOODING OVER CAMERON COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS NOW 

CONCENTRATED OVER CAMERON COUNTY FROM JUST EAST OF LA FERIA TO SAN 

BENITO TO BAYVIEW EXTENDING SOUTHEAST ACROSS LOS FRESNO AND RANCHO 

VIEJO. THE LINE OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS MOVING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 

MPH AND IS JUST WEST OF BROWNSVILLE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 

DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES 

PER HOUR. HARLINGEN AIRPORT REPORTED NEARLY 4 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 

2 AND 400 PM.  RUNOFF AS WELL AS STANDING WATER WILL STILL BE A 

HAZARD WHERE RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TRAVEL LATE 

THIS AFTERNOON IT IS SUGGESTED YOU STAY AT HOME...WORK OR SCHOOL 

UNTIL THE THREAT OF FLOODING DIMINISHES.  



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED 

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.



LAT...LON 2611 9835 2581 9730 2607 9721 2650 9745

      2658 9811



$$



GBOGORAD

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