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WGUS74 KBRO 181504

FFSBRO



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

1004 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008



TXC427-181615-

/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080818T1615Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

STARR-

1004 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL STARR COUNTY

UNTIL 1115 AM CDT...



LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  ROSITA.

  ROMA.

  RIO GRANDE CITY.





AT 958 AM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED FLOODING IN THE CITY OF ROMA AS 

BUSINESSES AND HOUSES ALREADY HAVE WATER INSIDE.  SOME ROADS ARE 

COMPLETELY UNDER WATER BETWEEN ROMA AND RIO GRANDE CITY.  



AT 958 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

TORRENTIAL RAINS UP TO FIVE INCHES PER HOUR FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER 

THE WARNED AREA.



WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR...IN THE WARNED

AREA. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE CLOSED...AND HOMES...ESPECIALLY IN LOW

LYING AREAS...WILL BECOME INUNDATED. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY



DONT BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN





&&



LAT...LON 2647 9910 2649 9911 2654 9909 2649 9873

      2635 9872 2636 9881 2637 9882 2636 9885

      2638 9894 2639 9894 2638 9895 2638 9897

      2640 9899 2640 9908 2644 9913



$$



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