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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

358 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED TIL 615 PM FOR COMAL...GUADALUPE

AND GONZALES COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 330 PM FOR DEWITT COUNTY...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED AT 345 PM FOR CALDWELL...

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



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRES AT 400 PM FOR LAVACA COUNTY...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 430 PM FOR KARNES

COUNTY...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 445 PM FOR REAL ADN

WILSON COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT TIL 545 PM FOR LEE FAYETTE AND

BASTROP COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT TIL 600 PM FOR KERR AND BANDERA

COUNTIES...



...RIVER FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GERONIMO CREEK...



SINCE SUNRISE...AN ESTIMATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE

FALLEN IN PARTS OF GONZALES...KARNES...GUADALUPE...FAYETTE...

BASTROP AND REAL COUNTIES.  MOST OF THIS RAIN FELL WITHIN THE PAST 3

HOURS...WITH 5 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN NEW BRAUNFELS AND SEGUIN.

GUADALUPE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT REPORTS WATER RESCUES IN

PROGRESS.



THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HILL COUNTRY WILL MERGE WITH

THE ACTIVITY EAST OF INTERSTATE 35...INCREASING THE AREAL COVERAGE

OF HEAVY RAINS. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE

EAST ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY TONIGHT...PRODUCING STRONG SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES AN HOUR.  THIS WILL

EXACERBATE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS. TRAVEL TONIGHT IS DISCOURAGED.





THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE RAINS WILL FALL OVER GROUNDS

WHICH HAVE RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST

WEEK.  MOST OF THE RAIN WILL RAPIDLY RUNOFF OR POND IN FLAT AREAS.

AS NIGHT FALLS...IT WILL BE HARDER TO RECOGNIZED THE DANGERS OF

FLOODING. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.  DO NOT 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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