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FLASH FLOOD WATCH |
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH ISSUED JUNE 22 AT 4:19AM CDT EXPIRING JUNE 22 AT 8:00AM CDT
A FRESH BATCH OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS MOVED OUT OFMEXICO AND OVER HIDALGO, STARR, AND ZAPATA COUNTIES, AND THEREFORE
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CONTINUED FOR THOSE COUNTIES UNTIL
A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE, THE WATCH
HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY WITH ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD CONVECTION NOT LIKELY
TO OCCUR IN THOSE COUNTIES.
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* A PORTION OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,
NORTHERN HIDALGO, SOUTHERN HIDALGO, STARR, AND ZAPATA.
* UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING
* THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT FOR FLASH
FLOODING. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THAT FALLS OVER ALREADY
SATURATED OR FLOODED LOCATIONS WILL QUICKLY WORSEN ANY FLOODING
SITUATIONS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH ANY
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF THREE
TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE.
* HEAVY RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WILL CAUSE SMALL
STREAMS AND ARROYOS TO FILL QUICKLY TO BANKFULL, POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN OVERFLOWING. LOW-LYING AND POORLY-DRAINING AREAS
AS WELL AS URBAN LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIDESPREAD STREET
FLOODING WITH WATER DEPTH OF SEVERAL FEET. LOCATIONS THAT HAVE
SEEN THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL COULD QUICKLY SEE A RETURN TO LIFE-
THREATENING FLOODING. |
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VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP. KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
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NORTHERN HIDALGO, ZAPATA, SOUTHERN HIDALGO, STARR
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