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WGUS74 KSJT 182346

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

646 PM CDT SAT AUG 18 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FISHER COUNTY UNTIL

845 PM CDT...



AT 640 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS

WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SOUTH HALF OF FISHER COUNTY. THE

ACTIVITY IS MOVING VERY SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH AND WILL LIKELY PERSIST

ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 745 PM.



RADAR ESTIMATIONS INDICATE THAT AS MUCH AS 2 TO 5 INCHES OF

RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN FISHER COUNTY. THIS WILL

LIKELY CAUSE AREA CREEKS TO EXPERIENCE RAPID RISES. ALSO...THE

FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE

LIKELY.



RESIDENTS NEAR STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES IN FISHER COUNTY ARE URGED TO

MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE AWARE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING.



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