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TXC299-325-090100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

604 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR LLANO AND MEDINA COUNTIES UNTIL 

715 AND 730 PM CDT RESPECTIVELY...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS WESTERN MEDINA COUNTY CONTINUE 

SOUTH AT 15 MPH. RAINFALL RATES CONTINUE BETWEEN 2 AND 2 AND A HALF 

INCHES PER HOUR.  ONLY LIGHT RAIN REMAINS IN LLANO COUNTY AS STORMS 

HAVE DIMINISHED...ALTHOUGH LOCALIZED RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY 

RAINS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS.



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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