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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

935 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TOM GREEN COUNTY UNTIL

1145 AM CDT...



AT 930 AM....A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS WAS DEVELOPING

ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN TOM GREEN COUNTY BETWEEN CHRISTOVAL AND VANCOURT.

LITTLE MOVEMENT OF THIS ACTIVITY WAS INDICATED. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE

COUNTY...THE SHOWER ACTIVITY HAS SHOWN A DECREASE IN INTENSITY.

HOWEVER...KEEP IN MIND THAT FLASH FLOODING WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE

EVEN THOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED.



SO FAR...RADAR ESTIMATES AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE THAT AS MUCH AS

4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE

COUNTY. THE FLOODING OF LOW LYING STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS

FLOOD PRONE ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE.



DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.



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.



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