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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

905 PM CDT SAT JUL 13 20020



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE TEXAS HILL

   COUNTRY AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL 5 AM CDT SUNDAY

   MORNING...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LAVACA COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM

   CDT...



AT 9 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 

CONTINUED OVER THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE 

HEAVIEST RAINS WERE NEAR LAVACA COUNTY WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 

INCHES PER HOUR INDICATED.  RAPID RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE AND MAINTAIN 

FLASH FLOOD CONDITIONS IN LAVACA COUNTY.  



ELSEWHERE...DUE TO EARLIER RAINS...SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL 

CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH WITH SOME APPROACHING BANKFULL FOR THE NEXT 

HOUR OR SO.



PERSONS ACROSS 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 DRIVE AROUND 

BARRICADES.

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