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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

541 PM CDT MON APR 23 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BEXAR COUNTY TIL 8 PM...



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN BEXAR

COUNTY. WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR

RAINFALL RATES FROM LACOSTE TO  ELMENDORF.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS

ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY AS OF 530 PM ARE...4 INCHES AT KELLY AIR FORCE

BASE...4.25 INCHES AT LACOSTE...2.13 INCHES AT SAN ANTONIO

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...3.62 INCHES DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO...4.5 INCHES

HELOTES.



SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP...MERGE

AND MOVE ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY...AHEAD OF A SLOWLY MOVING COLD FRONT.



ALL PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM CREEKS...LOW WATER

CROSSINGS...CULVERTS AND STORMS DRAINAGE AREAS.



OLMOS...LEON...AND SALADO CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO FLOOD LOW WATER

CROSSINGS AND LOW LYING AREAS. RESIDENTS IN THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER

FLOOD PLAINS BELOW SOUTH LOOP 410 SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO

FOR ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD WARNINGS.  CONTINUED HEAVY RAIN

MAY THREATEN HOMES IN THIS AREA. RESIDENTS IN MOBILE HOME PARKS

SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE IF HEAVY RAINS PERSIST AND EMERGENCY

OFFICIALS ADVISE.



STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL TV...RADIO OR TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER

RADIO FOR THE LATER STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.

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