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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

227 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2001



...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR BEXAR COUNTY 

UNTIL 330 AM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF BEXAR COUNTY FROM 

HELOTES TO LEON VALLEY TO NORTHEAST SAN ANTONIO TO SOUTH OF 

BULVERDE.  RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR CONTINUED WITH 

SOME ISOLATED TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ESTIMATED ON RADAR.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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