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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE ALEX LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1029 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...CORE OF ALEX SLAMMING CENTRAL TAMAULIPAS BUT FLOODING RAINS GUSTY WINDS
AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING CONTINUE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS
EVENING...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS ALONG THE
LOWER TEXAS COAST.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON COUNTY.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...INLAND WILLACY...INLAND CAMERON COUNTY.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...STARR...HIDALGO COUNTY.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. PLEASE
LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT
FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALEX WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.3N...LONGITUDE 97.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 110 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE TX. THE STORM HAS MADE LANDFALL
NEAR PUNTA DE PIEDRA MEXICO AND HAS MOVED INTO TRES PALOS MEXICO
ALONG THE CIUDAD VICTORIA TO TAMPICO HIGHWAY. ALEX WAS MOVING WEST
AT 10 MPH AND CARRIED WINDS OF 100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
THE CORE OF ALEX TIGHTENED CONSIDERABLY AS IT MOVED DUE WEST INTO
THE CENTRAL COAST OF TAMAULIPAS. THUS...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAVE
REMAINED WELL SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. FEEDER BANDS
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL RAINS WHICH HAVE BROUGHT
NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF MINOR TO MODERATE STREET FLOODING ACROSS THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY THIS EVENING. THESE BANDS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT BUT GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL
2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ON AVERAGE ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND
1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY OF BROOKS...JIM HOGG...AND
ZAPATA COUNTY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE NEAR OR ABOVE TROPICAL STORM
FORCE IN FEEDER BANDS...BUT DROP BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH
OUTSIDE OF THESE BANDS. FINALLY...COASTAL FLOODING AND RUN UP WILL
CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT.

.TORNADOES...
AT LEAST THREE TORNADOES AND SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED
SINCE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY MORNING.
OUTER BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY INTENSE SQUALLS...AND
ROTATION WITHIN THEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE QUICK BUT DANGEROUS
TORNADOES THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVEN THOUGH THE MOST DANGEROUS WIND IMPACTS HAVE PASSED...FLOODING
IS LIKELY IN MANY AREAS OVERNIGHT. RESIDENTS ARE BEST SERVED
REMAINING IN A SAFE LOCATION AS DRIVING WILL BE VERY TREACHEROUS
IN MANY LOCATIONS. IT IS HARDER TO SEE HIGH WATER AND DOWNED LIMBS
AT NIGHT...AND CONDITIONS WILL BE MUCH IMPROVED ON THURSDAY ON THE WHOLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE BY 5 AM THURSDAY.


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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1029 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
DANGEROUS SEAS AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE BUT THE THREAT FOR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS OVER.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS IN
STRONGER BANDS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BEGIN
SUBSIDING...DROPPING TO 15 TO 19 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT OFFSHORE AND
12 TO 17 FEET NEARSHORE. HEAVY RAINS IN FEEDER BANDS WILL DROP
VISIBILITY BELOW 1 NM AT TIMES BUT MOST AREAS WILL SEE HIGHER
VISIBILITY IN MODERATE OR LESS RAINFALL.

...WATERSPOUTS...
OUTER FEEDER BANDS WILL CONTINUE A MODEST THREAT FOR RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING SMALL...BUT DANGEROUS...WATERSPOUTS OVERNIGHT.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE MARINE WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO
SEEK SAFETY BELOW DECK WHEN ISSUED. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
THURSDAY BUT ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE.

$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1029 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE THREAT FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS PASSED. FRESHWATER AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING REMAIN A CONCERN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH THIS
EVENING...BECOMING EAST AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS IN FEEDER BANDS MAY CONTINUE TO APPROACH 40 TO 50 MPH IN
STRONGER BANDS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL POCKETS OF POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS THE RAIN AND WIND CONTINUES...BUT WIDESPREAD
OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED.

FOR WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. ISOLATED DAMAGE IS STILL
POSSIBLE TO POWER LINES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES HAVE BEGUN TO FALL AS LOW TIDE APPROACHES JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AT 10 PM...THE LATEST TIDE VALUE AT PORT ISABEL WAS 3.26
FEET...DOWN NEARLY A FOOT FROM THE HIGHEST LEVELS JUST 6 HOURS
EARLIER. THIS VALUE IS NOW 2.98 ABOVE PREDICTED...NEARLY HALF A
FOOT DECREASE IN THE SURGE. THE LATEST TIDE AT SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
COAST GUARD STATION WAS 3.05 FEET...3.05 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED.
THIS SURGE VALUE HAS ALSO DECREASED BY ABOUT A THIRD OF A FOOT
SINCE EARLY THIS EVENING.

THESE SURGE VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN 1 TO 3 FEET OF
INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL RIGHT AT RESIDENCES ALONG IMMEDIATE
SHORELINES OF LAGUNA VISTA...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...AND PORT ISABEL
THROUGH MID EVENING. POOLING OF WATER IS ALSO LIKELY NEAR THE
ENTRANCE TO THE BROWNSVILLE SHIP CHANNEL. THE COMBINATION OF WAVE
SET UP...TIDE RUN UP...AND STORM SURGE WILL MAINTAIN WATER FLOWING
THROUGH OPENINGS PARTICULARLY AT NORTH END PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS
POINTS BY AFTERNOON. SEA WALLS SHOULD NO LONGER SEE OVERTOPPING OF
WAVES WITH THE APPROACH OF LOW TIDE...BUT NOTABLE BEACH EROSION HAS
LIKELY OCCURRED WITH THE PASSAGE OF ALEX.

FOR 2 FOOT OR LESS SURGE:

COASTAL RESIDENTS IN TYPICALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS CAN EXPECT TIDAL
RUN UP AND PERHAPS SOME OVERWASH DURING HIGH TIDE.  OTHERS WILL
EXPERIENCE LITTLE IMPACT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
POCKETS OF FLASH FLOODING CONTINUE IN CAMERON AND HIDALGO COUNTY
THIS EVENING...AND FLOOD WARNINGS MAY CONTINUE INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL RAIN FALLS AND
ANY DECREASE IN WATER LEVELS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 9 PM
FROM BROWNSVILLE TO SOUTH PADRE ISLAND WERE GENERALLY FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH
ISOLATED REPORTS UP TO 9 INCHES IN MATAMOROS JUST ACROSS THE RIVER
FROM BROWNSVILLE. ADDITIONAL RAINS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL BANDS MOVING ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY.

THE ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL LEAVE STORM TOTAL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12
INCHES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINS LATER THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY IN UNSTABLE HUMID AIR MAY BRING TOTALS TOWARD 15
INCHES FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT BEFORE SEASONABLE WEATHER RETURNS.

EXPECT CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO DOLLY IN 2008 IN A NUMBER OF AREAS.

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RESIDENTS CAN PLAN
ON THE FOLLOWING IMPACTS:

THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION! IN OR NEAR POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE NOTABLE PROPERTY DAMAGE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN OTHER AREAS. SOME
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

WATER LEVELS IN VERY POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL APPROACH 4 FEET OR
HIGHER. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS WILL HAVE RISES BETWEEN
1 AND 3 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT WATER RISES TO 1 FEET. NUMEROUS
MAIN ROADS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED TODAY AND SOME MAY BE CLOSED INTO
EARLY THURSDAY. DRIVING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL WELL AFTER
FLOOD WATERS RECEDE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVERNIGHT EXCEPT IN
AN EMERGENCY SITUATION!

$$

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INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
1029 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...
...HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE THREAT FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS PASSED. FRESHWATER FLOODING
WILL REMAIN A DANGEROUS CONCERN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
POCKETS OF FLASH FLOODING CONTINUE IN CAMERON AND HIDALGO COUNTY
THIS EVENING...AND FLOOD WARNINGS MAY CONTINUE INTO EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL RAIN FALLS AND
ANY DECREASE IN WATER LEVELS OCCUR. RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 9 PM
FROM BROWNSVILLE TO SOUTH PADRE ISLAND WERE GENERALLY FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH
ISOLATED REPORTS UP TO 9 INCHES IN MATAMOROS JUST ACROSS THE RIVER
FROM BROWNSVILLE. ADDITIONAL RAINS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL BANDS MOVING ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY.

THE ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL LEAVE STORM TOTAL RANGING FROM 6 TO 12
INCHES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINS LATER THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY IN UNSTABLE HUMID AIR MAY BRING TOTALS TOWARD 15
INCHES FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT BEFORE SEASONABLE WEATHER RETURNS.

EXPECT CONDITIONS SIMILAR TO DOLLY IN 2008 IN A NUMBER OF AREAS.

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RESIDENTS CAN PLAN
ON THE FOLLOWING IMPACTS:

THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION! IN OR NEAR POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS MAY SEE NOTABLE PROPERTY DAMAGE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN OTHER AREAS. SOME
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

WATER LEVELS IN VERY POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL APPROACH 4 FEET OR
HIGHER. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS WILL HAVE RISES BETWEEN
1 AND 3 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT WATER RISES TO 1 FEET. NUMEROUS
MAIN ROADS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED TODAY AND SOME MAY BE CLOSED INTO
EARLY THURSDAY. DRIVING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL WELL AFTER
FLOOD WATERS RECEDE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE OVERNIGHT EXCEPT IN
AN EMERGENCY SITUATION!

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH THIS
EVENING...BECOMING EAST AND DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 30 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
GUSTS IN FEEDER BANDS MAY CONTINUE TO APPROACH 40 TO 50 MPH IN
STRONGER BANDS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL POCKETS OF POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY AS THE RAIN AND WIND CONTINUES...BUT WIDESPREAD
OUTAGES ARE NOT EXPECTED.

FOR WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. ISOLATED DAMAGE IS STILL
POSSIBLE TO POWER LINES.

$$

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STARR-HIDALGO-
1029 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE THREAT FOR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS PASSED. FRESHWATER FLOODING
WILL REMAIN A DANGEROUS CONCERN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAIN BANDS HAVE PRODUCED POCKETS OF RAINFALL GENERALLY BETWEEN
5 AND 8 INCHES IN HIDALGO COUNTY...AND ESTIMATED 3 TO 6 INCHES IN
STARR COUNTY THUS FAR TODAY AND THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL FEEDER BANDS
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT MAY DROP ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES
OVERALL...WITH STORM TOTALS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING RANGING FROM
6 TO 12 INCHES IN HIDALGO COUNTY AND 5 TO 8 INCHES IN STARR
COUNTY. DEEP MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE MORE RAINFALL LATER THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY BUT HEAVIER TOTALS WILL BE MUCH MORE LOCALIZED.

STORM TOTALS ASSOCIATED WITH ALEX WILL BE SIMILAR OR A LITTLE
LOWER THAN EXPERIENCED WITH DOLLY.

A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. RESIDENTS CAN PLAN
ON THE FOLLOWING IMPACTS:

THIS REMAINS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION! SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL OCCUR IN TYPICALLY POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS
ESPECIALLY IF DRAINAGE CANALS WERE NOT CLEARED PRIOR TO THE
STORM. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE IN OTHER AREAS. SOME
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED.

WATER LEVELS IN VERY POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL APPROACH 4 FEET OR
HIGHER. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS WILL HAVE RISES BETWEEN
2 AND 3 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT WATER RISES TO LESS THAN 2 FEET.
NUMEROUS MAIN ROADS MAY BE CLOSED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.
DRIVING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL WELL AFTER FLOOD WATERS
RECEDE.

SEVERAL ARROYOS AND CREEKS MAY SURPASS BANK FULL...FOR UP TO 3 OR
MORE HOURS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY DEPENDING ON THE
DURATION OF RAINFALL. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEAR
HIGHLY VOLATILE ARROYOS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FLASH FLOOD
WARNINGS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN SQUALLS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING EAST AT 15
25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN SQUALLS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WIND IMPACTS: OUTSIDE OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO...ADDITIONAL WIND
RELATED DAMAGE IS NOT EXPECTED IN HIDALGO OR STARR COUNTY
OVERNIGHT.

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