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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

405 AM CDT WED JUL 3 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR KENDALL...UVALDE...ZAVALA

AND DIMMIT COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR KERR...BANDERA...MEDINA...

FRIO...BLANCO...COMAL...BEXAR AND ATASCOSA UNTIL 7 AM...



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS...INCLUDING THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY FOR THE REMAINDER OF 

TONIGHT...



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED THROUGH TONIGHT 

(WEDNESDAY NIGHT) AT 430 AM...  



AT 4 AM DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATE WIDESPREAD RAINS AND 

SCATTERED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS FROM THE WINTER GARDENS AREA NORTHWARD THROUGH MUCH OF THE   

CENTRAL AND EASTERN HILL COUNTRY AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH 

CENTRAL TEXAS.  RAINFALL RATES AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES PER

HOUR WITH 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIER STORMS. 



THE HILL COUNTRY IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH 

HEAVY RAINS CONTINUING TO POUND ALREADY SWOLLEN WATERSHEDS OF THE 

THE GUADALUPE...PEDERNALES AND BLANCO RIVERS.  CAMPERS AND OTHER 

OUTDOOR RECREATIONISTS ARE URGED TO VACATE THESE WATERSHEDS AND GET 

TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS 

WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW 

LYING AREAS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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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