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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

752 AM CST THU NOV 15 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR EDWARDS AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES

UNTIL 8 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR KENDALL...GILLESPIE AND BEXAR

COUNTIES UNTIL 9 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR KERR COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BLANCO...BURNET AND LLANO 

COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM...



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THIS

AFTERNOON...



HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS 

WAS HEAVIEST ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEL RIO TO SAN ANTONIO 

TO BLANCO AND BURNET.  WITH SOILS SATURATED FROM RAINFALL PRIOR TO 

MIDNIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL SINCE 

MIDNIGHT...MANY LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY CLOSED ROADS DUE TO FLASH 

FLOODING.  THE WORST FLOODING NEAR SUNRISE WAS TAKING PLACE IN 

WESTERN GILLESPIE AND WESTERN KERR COUNTIES...WHERE UP TO 6 INCHES 

FELL SINCE MIDNIGHT.



THIS RAINFALL HAS RESULTED FROM THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER LEVEL 

DISTURBANCE THAT HAS SLOWED NEAR THE EL PASO AREA.  THIS DISTURBANCE 

IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TODAY AND FRIDAY...THEN 

SLOWLY BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED 

THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY AND MAY CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.  A 

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH 

THIS AFTERNOON.



PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND BE

PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT WHEN THE THREAT OF FLOODING IS HARD TO RECOGNIZE.

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

752 AM CST THU NOV 15 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR EDWARDS AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES

UNTIL 8 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR KENDALL...GILLESPIE AND BEXAR

COUNTIES UNTIL 9 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR KERR COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BLANCO...BURNET AND LLANO 

COUNTIES UNTIL 10 AM...



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH THIS

AFTERNOON...



HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS 

WAS HEAVIEST ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM DEL RIO TO SAN ANTONIO 

TO BLANCO AND BURNET.  WITH SOILS SATURATED FROM RAINFALL PRIOR TO 

MIDNIGHT...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL SINCE 

MIDNIGHT...MANY LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY CLOSED ROADS DUE TO FLASH 

FLOODING.  THE WORST FLOODING NEAR SUNRISE WAS TAKING PLACE IN 

WESTERN GILLESPIE AND WESTERN KERR COUNTIES...WHERE UP TO 6 INCHES 

FELL SINCE MIDNIGHT.



THIS RAINFALL HAS RESULTED FROM THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER LEVEL 

DISTURBANCE THAT HAS SLOWED NEAR THE EL PASO AREA.  THIS DISTURBANCE 

IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH TODAY AND FRIDAY...THEN 

SLOWLY BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED 

THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY AND MAY CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.  A 

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH 

THIS AFTERNOON.



PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND BE

PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT WHEN THE THREAT OF FLOODING IS HARD TO RECOGNIZE.

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