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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

955 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 IN EFFECT FOR DEWITT COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM 

   CDT...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR LAVACA COUNTY...



AT 950 PM CDT...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER DEWITT COUNTY FROM 

YORKTOWN TO EAST OF CUERO AND THOMASTON.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 

INCHES PER HOUR WERE NOTED.  RAPID RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE AND MAINTAIN 

FLASH FLOOD CONDITIONS IN DEWITT 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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