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000 

WGUS54 KBRO 230056

FFWBRO

TXC427-505-230300-

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



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

756 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

  WESTERN STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.



  LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  VIBORAS.

  ROSITA.

  ROMA.

  RIO GRANDE CITY.

  FALCON DAM.

  EL SAUZ.

  FALCON.

  ZAPATA.





* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT



* HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN 

STARR AND SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES FROM THESE STORMS 

REMAINS IN THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO 

CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE NEXT 2 

HOURS...AGGRAVATING ALREADY SATURATED CONDITIONS.



STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE CITY OF ZAPATA.



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 TO RISE.



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



&&



LAT...LON 2692 9897 2679 9896 2679 9872 2627 9870

      2630 9877 2632 9876 2633 9880 2637 9882

      2636 9891 2639 9894 2638 9897 2640 9899

      2640 9908 2642 9911 2650 9911 2654 9918

      2673 9922 2685 9929 2688 9933 2691 9933



$$



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