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TXC019-031-171-259-265-299-325-385-463-041230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

545 AM CDT THU JUL 4 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR BLANCO COUNTY EXPIRES AT 615 AM CDT...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LLANO...GILLESPIE... 

KERR...KENDALL...REAL...BANDERA...MEDINA AND UVALDE COUNTIES UNTIL 

12 NOON CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL  FROM DIMMIT NORTH TO MEDINA AND 

CENTER POINT.  MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS IS NORTH AT 10 MPH. THIS 

REMAINS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.  3 TO 4 INCHES AN HOUR RAINFALL FROM 

THESE STORMS HAVE CAUSED THE SABINAL RIVER NEAR SABINAL TO FLASH 

FLOOD THIS MORNING.  OTHER RIVERS AND STREAMS OVER THE EASTERN HILL 

COUNTRY REMAIN IN FLOOD THIS MORNING. 



RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS 

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS.



RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF FARMLAND ALONG 

THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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

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