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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...HERMINE ACCELERATING TOWARD LANDFALL IN NORTHEAST MEXICO HEAVY
RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS ON TAP FOR MID TO LATE EVENING...

.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 5 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS ESTIMATED
TO BE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7N...LONGITUDE 97.1W. THIS WAS
ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TX...OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX. HERMINE WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH
NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH WITH A SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HERMINE CONTINUES TO EDGE TOWARD THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND IMPACTS WILL
BE FELT ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN THE FORM OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY SQUALLS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE
BREAKS IN THE PRECIPITATION THROUGH 6 PM OR SO BEFORE STEADIER RAINS
AND WINDS ARRIVE BY MID EVENING. 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 BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2
AM. 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 THROUGH 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
COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BY 6 PM. USE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE
AREAS OF YOUR HOME. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF
HIGH STANDING WATER AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING AND
A BIT PAST MIDNIGHT. TRIPS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE 6 PM AHEAD
OF THE ARRIVAL OF STEADIER RAINS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...PERHAPS EXCEEDING 60 MPH IN GUSTS...ARE
BECOMING MORE LIKELY LATER THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE MOVED
LOOSE...LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS AND HAVE CHECKED
TREES AND PLANTS FOR ANY WEAKENED OR ROTTING LIMBS AND REMOVED THEM.

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 10 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GMZ150-155-170-175-070400-
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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-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED IMPACT TIMING OF STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH
AROUND 6 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 AROUND 6 PM...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARRIVING BY 8 PM SOUTH OF ARROYO COLORADO AND AFTER 8 PM
NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO. PEAK WINDS MAY REACH 45 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 BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET SOUTH OF ARROYO COLORADO BY 8 PM
AND AFTER 8 PM NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO. SEAS WILL 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.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-070400-
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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-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED IMPACT TIMING OF STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
BETWEEN THROUGH 8 PM...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARRIVING
BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM SOUTH OF THE ARROYO COLORADO AND AFTER 9 PM
NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO. PEAK WINDS MAY REACH 45 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 BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM.

WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE 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.

SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT TONIGHT.

$$

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

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIER RAINS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THUS FAR TODAY...OBSERVED AND RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL SUGGESTS 1 TO
3 INCHES OR RAIN ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM BOCA CHICA BEACH TO
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ONE HALF TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES FROM
BAYVIEW TO PORT ISABEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY DROP ANOTHER QUARTER
INCH THROUGH 7 OR 8 PM BEFORE STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS ARRIVE
AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM BEFORE
DECREASING AFTER THE CENTER PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION.

AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8
TO 10 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD THROUGH 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 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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50
MPH AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES
AND MAKES LANDFALL SOME 35 TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR
GREATER ARE POSSIBLE IN COASTAL CAMERON AND COASTAL WILLACY COUNTY
FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM AS 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 THIS EVENING...REACHING
1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES BY MID TO LATE EVENING. AS THE
CORE OF HERMINE SLIDES BY...A BRIEF SURGE OF 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 10 OR 11 PM AND 3 AM. 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 FROM ANDY BOWIE
PARK NORTHWARD. 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-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TIMING OF IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH HERMINE TO A BIT LATER
THIS EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THUS FAR TODAY...OBSERVED AND RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL SUGGESTS
ONE QUARTER TO A LITTLE MORE THAN 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
MOST OF KENEDY COUNTY. OUTER BANDS MAY DROP ANOTHER QUARTER TO
HALF INCH OF RAIN THROUGH 7 OR 8 PM THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL
PONDING AND PERHAPS BRIEF MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS 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 10 PM AND 2
AM...LONGER IN KENEDY COUNTY.

AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8
TO 10 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN THIS
EVENING AND SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50
MPH AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES
AND MAKES LANDFALL SOME 35 TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR
GREATER...ARE POSSIBLE IN COASTAL CAMERON AND COASTAL WILLACY
COUNTY FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM AS 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.


$$

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BROOKS-HIDALGO-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TO REDUCE LENGTH OF WIND WARNING AND TO UPDATE TIMING OF
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER
RAIN THIS EVENING AS THE CORE OF HERMINE APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTHEAST. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD
THIS EVENING INTO THE HOURS OF 2 OR 3 AM TUESDAY.

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.

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 CONTINUE AT 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING EXCEPT
BRIEFLY 25 TO 30 MPH IN STRONGER BANDS THROUGH 8 PM.
AFTER 8 OR 9 PM...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH MAINLY EAST
OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 15 TO 25 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. GUSTS COULD
REACH 55 MPH IN STRONGER SQUALLS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 40 TO 45 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-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING AND IMPACT OF RAINFALL AND WIND TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK HALF INCH OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING AT ANY
ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF URBAN OR ARROYO FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN
POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. THUS FAR THIS AFTERNOON...MOST LOCATIONS
HAVE SEEN VERY LITTLE RAIN BUT POCKETS...INCLUDING NEAR RIO GRANDE
CITY AND NORTH OF ZAPATA...HAVE HAD ESTIMATES OF 3 INCHES OR MORE.

STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT 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.

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.

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.

$$

52/BSG




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