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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1145 PM CDT SUN JUN 30 2002



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ALL OF SOUTH

CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY.



AT 1140 PM CDT...ISOLATED SHOWERS WERE NOTED BY NEXRAD RADAR OVER THE

HILL COUNTRY BETWEEN KERRVILLE...BLANCO...MARBLE FALLS AND LLANO. THE

ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 25 MPH.  HEAVY RAINFALL AS

NOT INDICATED.



RAINFALL BEGAN TO DECREASE NEAR SUNSET OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...

BUT ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE CONTINUED TO FORM WELL

TO THE SOUTH IN THE LOWER VALLEY.  DEEP SOUTH TEXAS NEXRAD RADARS

INDICATED THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN LAREDO...FREER AND

CORPUS CHRISTI. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH AT 25

MPH AND COULD REACH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.



WITH AREA SOILS ALREADY SATURATED IN THE HILL COUNTRY AND ALONG AND

EAST OF I-35...FLASH FLOODING COULD REDEVELOP VERY QUICKLY. EVERYONE

IS URGED TO CONTINUE TO USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS THE

WATCH AREA.  IN ADDITION...MANY RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS IN THE

WATCH AREA REMAIN AT OR VERY NEAR FLOOD STAGE. OTHERS MAY STILL BE

WITHIN BANKS...BUT THE WATER IS FLOWING RAPIDLY.



MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO STAY OUT OF DEEP WATER...AND PARENTS ARE ASKED

TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN AWAY FROM THE RAPIDLY MOVING WATER. IT IS ALSO

DANGEROUS TO WALK ALONG THESE CREEKS AND STREAMS...SINCE THEIR BANKS

HAVE BECOME SOAKED FROM THE HEAVY RAIN...AND CAN GIVE WAY WITHOUT

WARNING.



EVERYONE IS URGED TO REMAIN AWARE OF THE CONTINUED THREAT OF HEAVY

RAIN EARLY THIS MORNING...AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY.

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