CAMERON, TX — FFWBRO
The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... Cameron County in deep south Texas...
* Until 115 PM CST.
* At 1109 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... San Benito, Los Fresnos, Rancho Viejo, Rio Hondo, Laureles, Olmito, Cameron Park, Port Of Brownsville, Southmost, Downtown Brownsville, La Paloma, Brownsville, Lincoln Park, Los Fresnos High School, Los Fresnos City Offices, Lopez - Riggins Elementary School, Palmer Laasko Elementary, Los Cuates and Resaca Middle School.
Flooding in Cameron, TX can cut off roads with little warning, damage homes near low-lying areas, and disrupt power and water service. Even a few inches of moving water can carry away a vehicle.
This report is based on information from NWS, monitored by Alert USA's verified emergency feed.
Alert USA anticipates a high chance of travel disruptions, elevated property risk in low-lying areas, and possible power outages while the event is active.
Recommended steps: avoid flooded roads — turn around, don't drown; move to higher ground if you are in a low-lying area; charge phones and prepare for power loss; check on family and neighbors.
Alert USA is tracking this flood event and will update this report as verified information becomes available.
Verified by Alert USA • NWS