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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

658 PM CDT MON JUL 1 2002...CORRECTED FOR RAINFALL RATES



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BEXAR COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM

CDT...



AT 655 PM CDT...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS NORTHERN BEXAR 

COUNTY.  THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WITH RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR 

WAS BETWEEN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO...THE MEDICAL CENTER AREA...AND 

STONE OAK.  ELSEWHERE...RAINFALL RATES WERE ONE-HALF TO 2 INCHES PER 

HOUR.  THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE DRIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.  



ADDITIONAL FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE LEON CREEK...SALADO CREEK...AND 

UPPER SAN ANTONIO RIVER DRAINAGES FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT HOUR AND 

LIKELY LONGER.  



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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