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FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

626 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  BURNET

  LLANO

  WILLIAMSON

  TRAVIS

  GILLESPIE

  BLANCO

  HAYS

  KERR

  KENDALL

  REAL

  CALDWELL

  COMAL

  BANDERA

  GUADALUPE

  BEXAR

  MEDINA

  UVALDE

  WILSON

  ATASCOSA

  KARNES

  FRIO



* UNTIL 12 NOON TODAY...JULY 5TH...2002



* AT 625 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF 

WIDESPREAD RAIN OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...SOME RAIN HEAVY 

AT TIMES...IN WAKE OF VERY HEAVY RAINS SINCE JUNE 30TH.  THESE

ADDITIONAL RAINS...SOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CAUSE FLOODING AT

LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND LOW LYING AREAS.  THE RAINS...WITH 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE NEXT

FEW HOURS....AND EVEN IF RAIN STOPS THE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE

FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.  FLOODING WILL BE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS...

BECAUSE THE RAINS THIS MORNING ARE COMING AFTER VERY HEAVY RAINS

SINCE JUNE 30TH.   



MANY CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS ARE IN FLOOD.  MOTORISTS SHOULD

AVOID LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND LOW LYING AREAS...WHERE RUNOFF

FROM RAINS AND ON GOING FLOODING WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS

HAZARDOUS.

  

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

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