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TXC463-300730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

145 AM CDT TUE JUL 30 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR UVALDE COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM

CDT...



AT 145 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES WERE ONLY A TENTH 

OF AN INCH PER HOUR ACROSS UVALDE COUNTY. RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO 

GRADUALLY DIMINISH AND SHOULD DISSIPATE OVER UVALDE COUNTY BY 3 AM. 

FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND NORMALLY DRY CREEK BEDS CAN BE 

EXPECTED ALONG THE NUECES RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES THROUGH 230 AM. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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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