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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

457 AM CST WED MAR 28 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH NOON TODAY OVER THE EASTERN PARTS

OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE WATCH COVERS COMAL...GONZALES...

WILSON...BASTROP...BLANCO...TRAVIS...HAYS...LAVACA...DEWITT...

BURNET...WILLIAMSON...LEE...LLANO...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...

FAYETTE AND KARNES COUNTIES.



EARLY THIS MORNING AN AREA OF RAIN...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED

THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER PARTS OF LEE...BASTROP AND FAYETTE

COUNTIES...WHILE SCATTERED RAIN AND SHOWERS WAS FROM

SOUTH OF AUSTIN TO PARTS OF GONZALES...KARNES...DEWITT

AND LAVACA COUNTIES.



TO THE WEST...AN AREA OF NEW RAIN AND SHOWERS WAS FROM SOUTH OF

DEL RIO TO NORTHWEST OF ROCKSPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

AS THE EARLY SPRING WEATHER SYSTEM ALOFT CREATING THIS AREA

OF RAIN MOVES EAST...THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED

TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO JOHNSON CITY...TO

NEW BRAUNFELS...TO FLORESVILLE AND KARNES CITY...WHERE THE

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT.



THE CHANCE OF RAIN AND UNSEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL

CONTINUE THIS MORNING.   DEFENSIVE DRIVING PRACTICES ON WET ROADS AND

HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SAFER TRAVEL IN THE DAMP...COLD WEATHER.

IF LOCALLY HEAVY OR WIDESPREAD RAINS FORM...CAUTION IS ADVISED AT LOW

WATER CROSSINGS THAT GET AFFECTED BY RUNOFF.  IN ADDITION...ANY

AMOUNT OF RAIN ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL POSE THE RISK OF VEHICLES

TO HYDROPLANE ON ROADS...MAKING FOR VERY SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS

DRIVING CONDITIONS.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE FLASH

FLOOD WATCH AREA.  ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OR MORE

COULD FORM...IF RAIN AREAS BECOME WIDESPREAD AND THEN BEGIN TO

REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE

WATCH AREA.  PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK

PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK

ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL OR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDERS...COMMERCIAL OR

NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER

STATEMENTS ON THIS FLASH FLOOD THREAT.



@RUKWBCe

:KDENWGUS74 KEWX 281057

FFSSAT

TXZ171>173-190>194-206>209-221>225-281300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

457 AM CST WED MAR 28 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH NOON TODAY OVER THE EASTERN

PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE WATCH COVERS COMAL...GONZALES...

WILSON...BASTROP...BLANCO...TRAVIS...HAYS...LAVACA...DEWITT...

BURNET...WILLIAMSON...LEE...LLANO...GUADALUPE...CALDWELL...

FAYETTE AND KARNES COUNTIES.



EARLY THIS MORNING AN AREA OF RAIN...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED

THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER PARTS OF LEE...BASTROP AND FAYETTE

COUNTIES...WHILE SCATTERED RAIN AND SHOWERS WAS FROM

SOUTH OF AUSTIN TO PARTS OF GONZALES...KARNES...DEWITT

AND LAVACA COUNTIES.



TO THE WEST...AN AREA OF NEW RAIN AND SHOWERS WAS FROM SOUTH OF

DEL RIO TO NORTHWEST OF ROCKSPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

AS THE EARLY SPRING WEATHER SYSTEM ALOFT CREATING THIS AREA

OF RAIN MOVES EAST...THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED

TO BE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO JOHNSON CITY...TO

NEW BRAUNFELS...TO FLORESVILLE AND KARNES CITY...WHERE THE

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT.



THE CHANCE OF RAIN AND UNSEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL

CONTINUE THIS MORNING.   DEFENSIVE DRIVING PRACTICES ON WET ROADS AND

HIGHWAYS WILL MAKE FOR SAFER TRAVEL IN THE DAMP...COLD WEATHER.

IF LOCALLY HEAVY OR WIDESPREAD RAINS FORM...CAUTION IS ADVISED AT LOW

WATER CROSSINGS THAT GET AFFECTED BY RUNOFF.  IN ADDITION...ANY

AMOUNT OF RAIN ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL POSE THE RISK OF VEHICLES

TO HYDROPLANE ON ROADS...MAKING FOR VERY SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS

DRIVING CONDITIONS.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE FLASH

FLOOD WATCH AREA.  ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OR MORE

COULD FORM...IF RAIN AREAS BECOME WIDESPREAD AND THEN BEGIN TO

REPEATEDLY MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE

WATCH AREA.  PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHECK

PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK

ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING THREATENS.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL OR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDERS...COMMERCIAL OR

NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER

STATEMENTS ON THIS FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

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