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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1045 PM CST THU NOV 15 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS...LEE...

BASTROP...HAYS...CALDWELL...COMAL AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM

CST...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING 

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM LOCKHART TO BASTROP TO GIDDINGS AND 

LEXINGTON.  RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE 

EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 20 MPH FOR 

THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.  THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE ENDED OVER MOST OF 

COMAL...HAYS...AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES...HOWEVER RUNOFF AND FLOODING 

WILL CONTINUE.   



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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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