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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

858 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY

AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY...



ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

AND THE HILL COUNTRY. MOST OF THE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS

AFTERNOONS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE.  OVER THREE

INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE CITIES OF BOERNE AND CEDAR CREEK.  OVER 7

INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT PIPE CREEK IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.



THE GROUND HAS REACHED SATURATION IN MANY LOCATIONS ALONG AND

EAST OF THE ESCARPMENT.  ADDITIONAL RAINS IN THESE AREA

MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND SIGNIFICANT RISES ON

AREA CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...

CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR

QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS

ISSUED.



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

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

STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS FLASH FLOOD EVENT.

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