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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...HERMINE STRENGTHENING AND MOVING FASTER WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HEADED FOR VALLEY...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE LOWER
AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND KING RANCH OF
BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTY...AND LOWER TEXAS GULF COAST FROM BAFFIN
BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BROOKS...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY AND INLAND CAMERON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON.

A FLASH 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.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.4N...LONGITUDE 95.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TX...OR ABOUT 240 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT MANSFIELD TX. HERMINE WAS MOVING NORTH
NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH. ESTIMATED SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HERMINE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND IMPACTS WILL BE FELT
ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN THE FORM OF LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND GUSTY SQUALLS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE
BREAKS IN THE PRECIPITATION THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
STEADIER RAINS AND WINDS ARRIVE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM AND CONTINUE
INTO TONIGHT. PRIMARY THREATS FROM HERMINE FOR ALL AREAS WILL BE
INLAND FLOODING. THREATS NEAR THE COAST WILL INCLUDE SUSTAINED
WIND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR
HIGHER IN STRONGER CELLS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. TIDAL
OVERWASH TO AT LEAST THE DUNE LINE IS EXPECTED ON SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING.

.TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS FEEDER BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. SUCH TORNADOES OR
SPOUTS WILL BE FAST MOVING AND BRIEF...BUT CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
LOCAL DAMAGE TO POORLY BUILT STRUCTURES AS WELL AS TREES AND POWER
LINES. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

RESIDENTS OF FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE SHOULD
PREPARE THIS MORNING. USE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE AREAS OF
YOUR HOME. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH
STANDING WATER AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT. TRIPS SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN
THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...BEFORE THE STEADIER RAINS SET IN.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...PERHAPS EXCEEDING 60 TO 65 MPH...ARE
BECOMING MORE LIKELY BY THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
LOOSE...LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON. CHECK TREES AND PLANTS FOR ANY WEAKENED OR ROTTING
LIMBS AND REMOVE THEM AS WELL.

FOR COASTAL RESIDENTS: IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND VESSELS
SHOULD BE WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RGV...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 5 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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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-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE MOVING A BIT FASTER AND HAS INTENSIFIED. SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 39 AND 55 MPH NOW LIKELY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65
MPH IN SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS
THROUGH AROUND 4 PM SOUTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE AND THROUGH
AROUND 6 PM NORTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE AND SEAS CONTINUE AT
6 TO 8 FEET WITH AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS SWELL. SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM...WITH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARRIVING BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM SOUTH OF ARROYO
COLORADO AND AFTER 8 PM NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO. PEAK WINDS MAY
REACH 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS AS THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST
WINDS SURROUNDING THE CENTER PASS BY...MAINLY WITHIN 30 NM OF THE
COAST FROM PORT MANSFIELD SOUTHWARD.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET BY 6 PM AND CONTINUE INCREASING TO
12 TO 16 FEET OR PERHAPS A LITTLE HIGHER BETWEEN MID EVENING AND 2
OR 3 AM TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AROUND AND
AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

$$

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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-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE MOVING A BIT FASTER AND HAS INTENSIFIED. SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 39 AND 55 MPH NOW LIKELY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65
MPH IN SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
VARIABLE BUT MAINLY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
GENERALLY AT 10 KNOTS...EXCEPT GUSTING TO 25 OR 30 KNOTS IN SQUALLY
BANDS...THROUGH AROUND 4 PM SOUTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE AND
THROUGH AROUND 6 PM NORTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE WITH WATERS
GENERALLY A MODERATE CHOP.

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BETWEEN 4 AND 6
PM...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARRIVING BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM
SOUTH OF ARROYO COLORADO AND AFTER 8 PM NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO.
PEAK WINDS MAY REACH 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS AS THE CORE
OF THE STRONGEST WINDS SURROUNDING THE CENTER PASS BY...MAINLY
WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST FROM PORT MANSFIELD SOUTHWARD.

WATERS WILL BECOME CHOPPY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BRIEFLY ROUGH TO
VERY ROUGH THIS EVENING AND A LITTLE PAST MIDNIGHT AS THE CORE OF
HERMINE MOVES BY. WAVES MAY BUILD TO 3 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE
CENTER CHANNEL OF LAGUNA MADRE BAY BETWEEN PORT ISABEL AND SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND.


$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF 75 MPH
GUSTS LATER THIS EVENING. HERMINE ACCELERATING AND STRENGTHENING.
PRIMARY IMPACTS OF HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS WITH TROPICAL STORM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARRIVING BY MID EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THUS FAR THIS MORNING...OBSERVED AND RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL
SUGGESTS 1 TO 2 INCHES OF MORE ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM BOCA
CHICA BEACH TO SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH FROM
BAYVIEW TO PORT ISABEL. OUTER BANDS MAY DROP ANOTHER QUARTER
INCH OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR
FLOODING IN POORLY DRAINING SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. STEADIER AND HEAVIER
RAINS WILL ARRIVE AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS
EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT BUT CONTINUING A
FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT AFTER THE CENTER PASSES NORTH OF THE
REGION.

AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN MID
AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH IN STRONGER FEEDER BANDS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES AND
MAKES LANDFALL NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH OR GREATER...POSSIBLY TOUCHING HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE IN COASTAL CAMERON AND COASTAL WILLACY COUNTY FOR A FEW
HOURS THIS EVENING IF THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES THROUGH. THIS WILL
BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...REACHING 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES OVERNIGHT.
WATER DEPTH IN COASTAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS ALONG THE
SOUTH SIDE OF PORT ISABEL AND THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
MAY REACH 1 TO PERHAPS 3 FEET PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND
VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE BEACH...RUN UP WILL REACH THE
DUNES TONIGHT AND SOME WATER WILL LIKELY SLICE THROUGH THE PUBLIC
BEACH ACCESS POINTS 4 THROUGH 6 NORTH OF THE RESORT AREA. THIS MAY
FORCE CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 100 LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY.

VEHICLES SHOULD NOT PLAN TO DRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

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INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE NOW MOVING FASTER AND INTENSIFYING. WIND WARNING TIME
FRAME TRIMMED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET. PEAK IMPACTS OF WIND AND
RAIN EXPECTED THIS EVENING TO AN HOUR OR SO AFTER MIDNIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THUS FAR THIS MORNING...OBSERVED AND RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL
SUGGESTS ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN FROM BROWNSVILLE TO
RAYMONDVILLE AND NEARBY LOCATIONS OF INTERIOR CAMERON AND WILLACY
COUNTY...WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH IN KENEDY COUNTY. OUTER
BANDS MAY DROP ANOTHER QUARTER INCH OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH NO MORE THAN PONDING EXPECTED. STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS
WILL ARRIVE AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING.
MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT BUT CONTINUING A FEW HOURS
AFTER MIDNIGHT AFTER THE CENTER PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION.

AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN LATE AFTERNOON
AND MIDNIGHT OR SO TUESDAY.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH IN STRONGER FEEDER BANDS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES AND
MAKES LANDFALL NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH OR GREATER...POSSIBLY TOUCHING HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE OVER INTERIOR CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTY FOR A FEW HOURS
LATE THIS EVENING IF THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. THIS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

$$

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BROOKS-HIDALGO-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE NOW MOVING FASTER AND INTENSIFYING. WIND WARNING TIME
FRAME TRIMMED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET. PEAK IMPACTS OF WIND AND
RAIN EXPECTED THIS EVENING TO AN HOUR OR SO AFTER MIDNIGHT IN
HIDALGO AND A FEW HOURS LATER IN BROOKS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN THIS
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AT ANY ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF
URBAN FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. STEADIER AND HEAVIER
RAINS WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MORE SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL
WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8
INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN LATE AFTERNOON
AND A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING TONIGHT.  IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET.  OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET.  LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 10 MPH THIS MORNING AND INCREASE TO 10
TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
STRONGER CELLS. BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 20 TO 30 MPH
WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. GUSTS COULD REACH 55 TO 60 MPH IN STRONGER
SQUALLS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 40 TO 50 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. A
PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IS
POSSIBLE IN HIDALGO COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 FOR A FEW HOURS
EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE CORE OF HERMINE PASSES THROUGH.

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.  RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.

$$

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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTY
WINDS TONIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE MOVING A BIT FASTER AND HAS STRENGTHENED A BIT SINCE EARLY
THIS MORNING. NOW ON TRACK TO PROVIDE STEADY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS
BETWEEN MID EVENING AND A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AT ANY ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF URBAN FLOODING
ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS
WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. MORE
SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND ARROYO FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS
AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 7
INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON
AND MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL
HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...WINDS...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN OUTER FEEDER BANDS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY MID
EVENING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT BUT BEGINNING TO DIMINISH IN STARR
AND ZAPATA COUNTY SOONEST AROUND 2 OR 3 AM OR SO. THE WESTERN EDGE
OF THE CORE OF HERMINE MAY SCRAPE EASTERN STARR AND EASTERN JIM
HOGG COUNTY...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF 25 TO 30 MPH
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM.

$$

52/BSG




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