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TXC019-029-031-053-055-091-123-171-177-187-209-255-259-265-271-285-

325-385-453-463-493-021315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

645 AM CDT TUE JUL 2 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR THE COUNTIES OF 

KINNEY, UVALDE, REAL, MEDINA, BANDERA, BEXAR, KERR, GILLESPIE, 

KENDALL, BLANCO, BURNET, WILLSON, KARNES, DEWITT, GONZALES, 

GUADALUPE AND COMAL...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR HAYS, CALDWELL AND

LAVACA COUNTIES...



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



VERY HEAVY RAINS IN THUNDERSTORMS WERE FALLING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY FROM DEL RIO EAST TO FREDERICKSBURG

AND HALLETTSVILLE. THE WESTERN HALF OF THE RAINS WERE STATIONARY

WHILE THE EASTERN HALF WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH AT 15 MPH. 



A MOISTURE LADEN TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT...A NEARLY STATIONARY UPPER 

TROUGH AXIS AND A RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME FROM THE GULF OF 

MEXICO... ARE THE RECIPE FOR CONTINUED HEAVY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM 

DEVELOPMENT.  ON AVERAGE..AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN MAY BE 

EXPECTED AREAWIDE TODAY...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS OF 

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. 



THIS IS A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION...WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS 

EXPECTED TO EXACERBATE ALREADY FLOODED CONDITIONS.  PERSONS ARE 

ADVISED TO TRAVEL ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.  KEEP AWAY FROM 

LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS...SWOLLEN RIVERS...CREEKS AND 

STREAMS.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT DRIVING THROUGH LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...AND OBEY ALL BARRICADE 

MARKERS.   





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