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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1259 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2002



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

BLANCO...KERR...KENDALL...COMAL...MEDINA AND BEXAR COUNTIES UNTIL

4 PM CDT TODAY...



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR BURNET...LLANO...GILLESPIE...

BLANCO...EDWARDS...KERR...VAL VERDE...KENDALL...REAL...COMAL...

BANDERA...BEXAR...MEDINA...UVALDE...KINNEY...ATASCOSA...FRIO...

ZAVALA...MAVERICK AND DIMMIT COUNTIES THROUGH TONIGHT...



AT 1255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL 

ALONG A HINDES TO DIVINE TO PIPECREEK TO COMFORT TO FREDERICKSBURG 

TO LLANO TO SAN SABA LINE.  ELSEWHERE EAST OF THIS BAND...RADAR 

NOTED WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  



THE RAIN WAS MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH WHILE THE BAND WAS NEARLY 

STATIONARY.  AS A RESULT...RAINFALL TOTALS CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE IN 

THE WARNED AREA.  THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL 

FLASH FLOODING.  



OF SPECIAL CONCERN...IS THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THAT WILL IMPACT THE 

PEDERNALES RIVER BETWEEN FREDERICKSBURG AND JOHNSON CITY...THE 

MEDINA RIVER FROM AROUND BANDERA TO MEDINA LAKE TO CASTROVILLE...AND 

THE GUADALUPE RIVER FROM CENTER POINT TO COMFORT TO KENDALIA.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM RAINS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS..COUNTRY ROADS..NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND 

ARROYOS..AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. 

CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND OTHERS OUTDOORS SHOULD EVACUATE TO HIGHER 

GROUND.



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.



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

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