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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

300 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2002



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

BLANCO...KERR...KENDALL...COMAL...MEDINA...BEXAR...FRIO AND ATASCOSA 

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 255 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

PERSISTENT BROAD BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO 

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SOUTH OF DILLEY AND KENEDY TO NORTH OF MASON AND 

BURNET.  



THE RAIN WAS MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.  THE BAND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

RAINFALL TOTALS CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE IN THE WARNED AREA.  



ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.  THIS 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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