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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1145 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 WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED FOR DEWITT AND LAVACA 

   COUNTIES...



AT 1140 PM CDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED 

SIGNIFICANTLY AS THEY MOVED OUT OF DEWITT AND LAVACA COUNTIES.  AS A 

RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED.  HOWEVER...SOME 

RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE AND CAUSE SOME SMALL STREAMS TO RUN HIGH FOR 

THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.



MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND NUMEROUS SURFACE 

BOUNDARIES INTERACTING WITH A MOIST AIRMASS OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL 

MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

OVERNIGHT.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE AND THE FLASH FLOOD 

WATCH WILL CONTINUE.



PERSONS ACROSS THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF 

HEAVY RAINFALL AND AVOID LOW LYING AREAS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT...FOR HEAVY 

RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS OR INTO HIGH WATER.  

DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.  

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