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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

134 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 400 PM FOR LAVACA

COUNTY...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 345 PM FOR

CALDWELL...COMAL...GUADALUPE...HAYS...TRAVIS...AND WILLIAMSON

COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 330 PM FOR DEWITT

AND GONZALES COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL

TEXAS FOR THIS AFTERNOON...



AT 130 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF SOUTH

CENTRAL TEXAS.  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER

HOURS WAS NOTED FROM KENEDY TO GONZALES TO HALLETTSVILLE...BETWEEN

AUSTIN AND BASTROP...AND BETWEEN NEW BRAUNFELS AND LOCKHART.  THIS

RAIN WILL QUICKLY RUNOFF INTO CREEKS AND STREAMS OR POND IN LOW

LYING AREAS DUE TO THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS.



ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE

THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING

HOURS.



RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



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

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS

CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

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