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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

815 AM CDT SUN JUN 30 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY OVER MUCH OF SOUTH 

CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDING A LARGE PORTION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BANDERA COUNTY TIL 930 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE TIL 11 AM FOR THE FOLLOWING 

COUNTIES...LAVACA...GUADALUPE...COMAL...HAYS...BLANCO...

....FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE TIL NOON FOR WILLIAMSON...BASTROP 

AND TRAVIS COUNTIES...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD RAIN AND 

SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS 

ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY. 

REPORTS OF 5 TO NEAR 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS THE 

COMAL..GUADALUPE COUNTY AREA WITH 4 TO 5 INCH AMOUNTS REPORTED OVER 

BLANCO COUNTY AS WELL AS FROM EASTERN BANDERA COUNTY INTO KENDALL 

COUNTY.  NUMEROUS LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND COUNTRY ROADS HAVE BEEN 

INUNDATED BY THE RESULTANT FLOODING THROUGHOUT THESE AREAS.



A NEARLY CONTINUOUS TRAIN OF CONVECTION HAS WORKED NORTHWARD FROM 

THE COASTAL PLAINS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT INTO THIS MORNING AND IS NOT 

LETTING UP.   



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS..COUNTRY ROADS..NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS..AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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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