

000 

WGUS74 KEWX 061142

FFSSAT

TXC019-031-053-137-171-259-265-271-299-325-385-463-465-061530-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

645 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND 

ADJACENT PARTS OF THE EDWARDS PLATEAU...



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



BANDERA...BLANCO...BURNET...EDWARDS...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...KERR...

KINNEY...LLANO...MEDINA...REAL...UVALDE...AND VAL VERDE. 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ISOLATED EARLY 

MORNING SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF BANDERA...REAL...WESTERN 

KERR...NORTHERN UVALDE...AND EASTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES.  



A LOW ALOFT OVER NORTH TEXAS IS FORECAST TO MOVE TO WEST TEXAS TODAY.

THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM AND DAYTIME HEATING MAY

CAUSE AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER

PARTS OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF THE EDWARDS

PLATEAU LATER TODAY.  ENOUGH INSTABILITY IS PRESENT FOR SOME

OF THESE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO POTENTIALLY CAUSE LOCALLY

HEAVY RAIN.  



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...AND

LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.



PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY

RAINFALL AND AVOID LOW LYING AREAS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING

THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS OR INTO HIGH WATER. DO NOT DRIVER AROUND

BARRICADES.



HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND

AND AWAY FROM THE FLOOD PLAIN OF NEARBY RIVERS AND CREEKS.

