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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

608 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2001



AN URBAN AND SMALL AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS

IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING

COUNTIES...COMAL...BEXAR...HAYS...GUADALUPE AND CALDWELL.



AT 605 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY

RAIN CONTINUE FROM NORTH SAN ANTONIO EASTWARD TO NEW BRAUNFELS...

SEGUIN...LULING AND SCHULENBURG.  THESE STORMS ARE MOVING EAST AT 30

MPH AND ARE TRAINING ACROSS AN AREA THAT HAS ALREADY RECEIVED 1 TO 3

INCHES IN THE LAST 3 HOURS.  THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT

COUPLE HOURS AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL BE REQUIRED IF ADDITIONAL

DEVELOPMENT OCCURS TO THE WEST OF SAN ANTONIO.



MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON OR NEAR IH35 FROM SAN ANTONIO EASTWARD SHOULD

ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR COMMUTING THIS MORNING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

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