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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1000 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND THOSE

AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE THROUGH TONIGHT...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND

TONIGHT FOR THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND PORTIONS OF THE EDWARDS

PLATEAU AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.  THE WATCH AREA

IS WEST OF THE IH35 CORRIDOR AND INCLUDES THE CITIES OF DEL RIO...

FREDERICKSBURG AND KERRVILLE.



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

BANDERA...BLANCO...BURNET...DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FRIO...GILLESPIE...

KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...

UVALDE...VAL VERDE AND ZAVALA.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING

OF CREEKS...LOW-WATER CROSSINGS AND LOW-LYING AREAS COULD OCCUR IN

THE WATCH AREA.  PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS

REQUIREMENTS...STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST FORECAST AND ADVISORY...

AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND AND A PLACE OF SAFETY IF HEAVY

RAIN OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED...OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED.



AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS FORECAST TO MOVE FROM NORTHERN MEXICO

ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT.  THIS DISTURBANCE

WILL PASS OVER ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE ALREADY IN PLACE OVER

SOUTH TEXAS.  AS A RESULT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP

AND INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON

AND TONIGHT.  RAINFALL TOTALS AVERAGING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES ARE

EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS OVER 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SOME

ISOLATED LOCATIONS IN THE HILL COUNTRY AND EDWARDS PLATEAU.



HIKERS AND CAMPERS ALONG FLOOD-PRONE CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD BE

ALERT TO THREATENING WEATHER AND BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND

AWAY FROM THE FLOOD PLAINS.  MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT WHEN

APPROACHING FLOOD-PRONE LOW-WATER CROSSINGS AND NOT ATTEMPT TO

CROSS ROADS THAT ARE UNDER WATER.  CHILDREN SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED

FROM PLAYING IN OR NEAR DRAINAGE DITCHES...CULVERTS...STORM DRAINS

AND CREEKS.  PERSONS LIVING IN LOW-LYING FLOOD-PRONE AREAS SHOULD

MAKE PLANS TO MOVE TO SAFETY IF HEAVY RAINS OR RISING FLOOD WATERS

THREATEN.



ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT...SO

PLEASE STAY TUNED.

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