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TXC137-465-300100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

617 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EDWARDS AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES

UNTIL 800 PM CDT...



AT 617 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 

COMSTOCK TO JUNCTION...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 20 MPH TOWARD THE 

CITIES OF DEL RIO AND ROCKSPRINGS. THESE STORMS WILL REACH THE 

ROCKSPRINGS AREA BY 630 PM AND THE DEL RIO AREA BY 7 PM. ADDITIONAL 

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER TERRELL COUNTY MAY MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN 

VAL VERDE COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING.



RADAR ESTIMATED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 3 INCHES PER HOUR WITH 

THE STRONGER STORMS. STORM TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES WERE 

ESTIMATED OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST VAL VERDE COUNTY AND EXTREME 

NORTHERN EDWARDS COUNTY. EXPECT FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS OVER 

THE DEVILS...DRY DEVILS AND SOUTH LLANO RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST

WEATHER INFORMATION.

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