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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

530 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JONES...TAYLOR...AND 

HASKELL COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM CDT...



AT 530 AM...STATIONARY THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL 

EXTENDED FROM STAMFORD AND ANSON...SOUTHWARD TO MERKEL...DYESSS 

AFB...VIEW...TUSCOLA AND BUFFALO GAP. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE 2 TO 

4 INCHES OF RAINFALL PER HOUR THROUGH 7 AM.



RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM ANSON TO 

HAWLEY...TO ABILENE...TUSCOLA AND LAWN. THIS WILL PRODUCE FLASH 

FLOODING ACROSS JONES AND TAYLOR COUNTY. 4.03 INCHES FELL AT THE 

ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN 2 HOURS...WITH OVER 5.2 INCHES AT A FIRE 

STATION IN EAST ABILENE.



RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER ABILENE 

THROUGH 7 AM. WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN ALREADY FALLEN IN 

ABILENE...FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN THE CITY. THERE IS LIKELY MANY 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND LOW LYING AREAS FILLED WITH WATER ALREADY. 

PEOPLE LIVING ALONG CEDAR CREEK AND CAT CLAW CREEK MAY SEE FLOODING 

PROBLEMS.



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 UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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