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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

630 AM CDT MON JUL 15 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE 

HILL COUNTRY...                               



...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 AM CDT 

FOR FRIO AND ZAVALA COUNTIES...



...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT 

FOR KARNES...LAVACA AND DEWITT COUNTIES...



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT AND INCLUDES THE 

FOLLOWING COUNTIES:



ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...

COMAL...DEWITT...DIMMIT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE...FRIO...GILLESPIE...

GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY... 

LAVACA...LEE...LLANO...MAVERICK...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS... 

UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON...WILSON AND ZAVALA.



WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUE TO SHOW WIDESPREAD SHOWER 

AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SPREADING NORTHWARD FROM THE COASTAL 

PLAINS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  RAINFALL ESTIMATES DURING THE 

NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS HAVE AVERAGED BETWEEN A QUARTER OF AN INCH 

AND A HALF AN INCH WITH SOME HIGHER TOTALS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES 

REPORTED.  ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TOTALING BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES COULD 

OCCUR TODAY...ADDING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE FLASH FLOODING...AS 

WELL AS CREEK AND RIVER FLOODING.



MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES AND THROUGH 

FLOODED LOW-WATER CROSSINGS.  CAMPERS NEAR FLOOD-PRONE RIVERS SHOULD 

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND QUICKLY.  RESIDENTS LIVING IN 

OR NEAR FLOOD PLAINS OF FLOOD-PRONE CREEKS AND RIVERS SHOULD BE 

READY TO SAFEGUARD LIFE AND PROPERTY IF WATERS RISE SUDDENLY.  

PARENTS SHOULD DISCOURAGE CHILDREN FROM PLAYING IN OR NEAR 

CREEKS...DRAINAGE DITCHES...CULVERTS...DAMS AND SPILLWAYS...AND 

ALONG CREEK BANKS.

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