FFABRO

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
312 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED FOR ZAPATA...STARR...AND JIM 
HOGG COUNTY...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BROOKS...HIDALGO...
KENEDY...WILLACY...AND CAMERON COUNTY...

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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...
RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA
312 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN PORTION
OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

ALTHOUGH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TODAY OVER ZAPATA...
JIM HOGG...AND STARR COUNTY...ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED. AND...FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT GENERALLY 2 TO
2.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL PER HOUR IS NEEDED OVER THE WESTERN PORTION
OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THIS RELATIVELY 
HIGH FLASH FLOODING THRESHOLD...COMBINED WITH ANTICIPATED LIGHT 
TO MODERATE RAINFALL RATES...ALLOWS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO BE
CANCELLED FOR ZAPATA...JIM HOGG...AND STARR COUNTY AT THIS TIME. 

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BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...MCALLEN...
EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...
BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
312 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...BROOKS...COASTAL CAMERON...
  COASTAL WILLACY...HIDALGO...INLAND CAMERON...INLAND WILLACY 
  AND KENEDY

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* NUMEROUS MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
  EXPECTED TODAY OVER KENEDY...WILLACY...CAMERON...BROOKS...AND
  HIDALGO COUNTY. AND...FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT
  GENERALLY ONLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL PER HOUR IS NEEDED OVER
  THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TO PRODUCE
  FLASH FLOODING. THIS RELATIVELY LOW FLASH FLOODING THRESHOLD...
  COMBINED WITH ANTICIPATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL RATES...
  ALLOWS THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO BE CONTINUED FOR KENEDY...
  WILLACY...CAMERON...BROOKS...AND HIDALGO COUNTY AT THIS TIME. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY RISING FLOOD WATERS...ABANDON YOUR HOME
OR VEHICLE...AND SEEK THE SAFETY OF HIGHER GROUND. 

RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE...AND 
BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED
FOR THEIR AREA.

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TOMASELLI