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299-325-385-453-463-491-493-022100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

233 PM CDT TUE JUL 2 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM CDT FOR UVALDE, 

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

BURNET, BLANCO, HAYS, COMAL, GUADALUPE, WILSON, KARNES, DEWITT, 

GONZALES, CALDWELL, TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON, BASTROP, FAYETTE, AND LAVACA 

COUNTIES...



A BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES 

OF 2 TO 3.5 INCHES PER HOUR CONTINUED FROM BURNET TO GEORGETOWN TO 

AUSTIN TO GONZALES TO KARNES CITY, CUERO, AND HALLETTSVILLE.  THE 

RAINS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH AND WILL AGGRAVATE ONGOING FLOOD 

PROBLEMS AS THEY TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS.   



ELSEWHERE, A STEDAILY DECREASING AREA OF RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE 

HILL COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  EVEN THROUGH RAINFALL RATES 

WERE LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER INCH PER HOUR, FLOOD PROBLEMS CONTINUED.  

ALSO, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE REDEVELOPING OVER FAR SOUTHERN 

TEXAS AND MOVING NORTH TOWARD THIS AREA.  



NUMEROUS RIVERS AND CREEKS ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS WERE ALREADY IN FLOOD OR WERE RAPIDLY APPROACHING FLOOD WITH 

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ISSUED.  ALSO, WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES 

CONTINUED.  



AREAS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 

HOURS.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON WILL 

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

RAINFALL RATES COULD APPROACH 5 INCHES PER HOUR.  THESE TORRENTIAL 

RAINS WILL EXACERBATE ALREADY FLOODED CONDITIONS. 



THIS IS A DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.  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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