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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

240 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR REAL...UVALDE...AND BANDERA

COUNTIES THROUGH 5 AM THIS MORNING...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM THIS

MORNING...



EARLY THIS MORNING AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO LINGER

OVER PARTS OF REAL...UVALDE AND BANDERA COUNTIES.  THESE

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING SLOWLY EAST AT 5 TO 10

MPH.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO SHOW UP AND COULD

CAUSE SOME FLOODING AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR OTHER LOW LYING

AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS.  THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL

CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



FURTHER EAST PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN WERE INDICATED EAST OF SEGUIN

AND FLORESVILLE.  IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE FROM EASTERN

WILLIAMSON COUNTY TO PARTS OF LEE COUNTY.



A LOW PRESSURE CENTER ALOFT OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES CONTINUES

TO FAVOR A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  LOCALLY

HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.

TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE

THROUGH RISING WATER.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO STATIONS...COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TV

STATIONS...AND CABLE OUTLETS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.

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