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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

612 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAVACA...DEWITT AND KARNES

COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...



A NEAR SOLID AREA OF RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS SHOWERS CONTINUE TO FEED NORTHWARD 

FROM THE COASTAL BEND WITH MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS. 



AN ADDITIONAL 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER LAVACA...DEWITT 

AND KARNES COUNTIES THROUGH 8 PM. THESE RATES WILL NOT RESULT IN 

ADDITIONAL RUNOFF BUT COULD RESULT IN CONTINUED POOR DRAINAGE OF 

ALREADY FLOODED AREAS. EXPECT A SLOW RECOVERY IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS 

WITH THE FLOODING THREAT BEING GRADUALLY REDUCED THROUGH 8 PM.  



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER 

OF THIS EVENING...AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS THAT DEVELOP WILL 

RESULT IN THE EXTENSION OR REISSUANCE OF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR 

THESE AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO 

HIGHER GROUND. 



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

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