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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

657 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT TIL 8 PM FOR KENDALL...BLANCO AND

BANDERA COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT TIL 830 PM FOR MEDINA COUNTY...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT TIL 845 PM FOR REAL...KARNES AND

WILSON COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT TIL 9 PM FOR BEXAR AND COMAL

COUNTIES...



...RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR GERONIMO AND ELM CREEKS...

...RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR SANDIES CREEK AT WESTHOFF...

...RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR SAN ANTONIO RIVER...



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR MOST OF SOUTH

CENTRAL TEXAS...



THE FOLLOWING RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED...6 INCHES

AT GERONIMO...3.75 INCHES AT LAMBOCK CROSSING...4.57 INCHES IN SEGUIN

AT INTERSTATE 10...1.66 INCHES IN A HALF HOUR AT KERRVILLE...2.25

INCHES NORTHWEST OF HONDO AND 3 INCHES AT MILL CREEK. SEVERAL FARM TO

MARKET ROADS ARE CLOSED IN GONZALES AND BLANCO COUNTIES DUE TO

FLOODED LOW WATER CROSSINGS. STATE HIGHWAY 123 IS CLOSED AT THE

KARNES WILSON COUNTY LINE.



AT 650 PM...WEATHER SERVICE RADARS INDICATED SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ALONG THE WILSON AND KARNES COUNTY LINE. A

LARGER BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FROM LAREDO

NORTHEAST TO HONDO AND BURNET...IS SLOWLY MOVING EAST AT

10 MPH. RAINFALL RATES WITHIN THIS BAND ARE NEAR 2 INCHES AN HOUR.

WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT AND HIGH RAINFALL RATES...FLASH FLOODING

LIKELY WILL OCCUR.



MANY CREEKS AND TRIBUTARIES EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 ARE SWOLLEN AND ANY

ADDITIONAL RAINS TONIGHT COULD SEND THEM OUT OF BANKS. CAMPERS SHOULD

MOVE WELL AWAY FROM AREA CREEKS NOW.



THIS REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. AS NIGHT FALLS...IT WILL BE

HARDER TO RECOGNIZED THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING. TRAVEL ACROSS

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT IS DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT

TONIGHT...CHECK WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR

ADDITIONAL ROAD CLOSURES AT 1-800-452-9292.  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 DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD THREAT.

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