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

325-385-453-463-493-021530-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

837 AM CDT TUE JUL 2 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FOR KINNEY, UVALDE, 

REAL, MEDINA, BANDERA, BEXAR, KERR, GILLESPIE, KENDALL, BLANCO, 

BURNET, WILLSON, KARNES, DEWITT, GONZALES, GUADALUPE, COMAL, HAYS, 

CALDWELL, AND LAVACA COUNTIES...



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



VERY HEAVY RAINS IN THUNDERSTORMS WERE FALLING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY EAST AND NORTH OF A ROCKSPRINGS TO UVALDE 

TO SAN ANTONIO TO CUERO LINE.  THE WESTERN HALF OF THE RAINS WAS 

DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH AT 5 MPH WHILE THE EASTERN HALF WAS MOVING TO 

THE NORTH AT 15 MPH. 



AREAS OF HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE 

MORNING HOURS.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH NOON WILL 

AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES.  



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.   



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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