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TXC013-021-029-055-091-123-149-163-177-187-209-255-285-287-325-453-

491-493-070900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1158 PM CDT FRI SEP 6 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH EASTERN PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALONG AND

EAST OF INTERSTATE 35...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS...ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 THROUGH 6 PM CDT SATURDAY.



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



ATASCOSA...BASTROP...BEXAR...CALDWELL...COMAL...DEWITT...FAYETTE...

FRIO...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...LAVACA...LEE...

MEDINA...TRAVIS...WILLIAMSON AND WILSON.



MORE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO FORM OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF 

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35.  SCATTERED

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED EAST OF A GIDDINGS TO 

KARNES CITY LINE...AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AND SPREAD WEST 

TONIGHT.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE.



FOR THIS WEEKEND...THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE GOOD FOR A LARGE PART 

OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...AND 

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE LIKELY.  AS A RESULT...THE FLASH FLOOD 

WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED IN TIME AND AREA.  



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...AND

LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.



MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING

THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS OR INTO HIGH WATER. DO NOT DRIVER AROUND

BARRICADES.

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