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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

142 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM FOR

WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS...AND HAYS COUNTIES...



AT 140 AM....NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED AN

AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH ALONG THE

I-35 CORRIDOR ACROSS AUSTIN.  RAINFALL RATES ARE IN THE 1 TO 2

INCH RANGE.  NUMEROUS STREAMS ALONG THE I-35 CORRIDOR ARE ALREADY

RUNNING HIGH AND THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE THESE STREAMS

TO RISE AGAIN.



AMONG THE STREAMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN ARE ONION CREEK...

BARTON CREEK...SHOAL CREEK...BLUNN CREEK...AND WALNUT CREEK.



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 UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK OR DRIVE ACROSS AREAS WHERE WATER IS FLOWING.

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

THROUGH RISING WATER.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISIONS SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER

STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD EVENT.

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