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TXC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-127-137-149-163-171-177-187-

209-255-259-265-271-285-287-299-323-325-385-453-463-465-491-493-507-

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

310 PM CDT SAT SEP 7 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT FOR MEDINA         

   COUNTY...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR BANDERA

   COUNTY...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR ALL OF SOUTH

   CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY...  



A BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS LOCATED OVER EASTERN BANDERA COUNTY 

EXTENDING INTO NORTHWEST MEDINA COUNTY.  RAINFALL RATES ARE 

ESTIMATED AT 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR ACROSS THIS AREA.  MOVEMENT IS 

SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.  



THE MAIN COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM 

COTULLA AND FREDERICKSBURG WEST TO EL INDIO AND ROCKSPRINGS.  

MOVEMENT IS WEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.  THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF FAY 

IS LOCATED NEAR EASTERN ATASCOSA COUNTY DRIFTING WESTWARD.  

ADDITIONAL BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND 

INCREASING IN COVERAGE FROM THE I-35 CORRIDOR EASTWARD TOWARDS 

HOUSTON.  THESE STORMS ARE MOVING ALSO MOVING WESTWARD.

      

RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 4 TO 5 

INCHES IN MANY AREAS WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SPOTS.  HEAVY 

RAINS MAY DEVELOP ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.  THE EXPECTED SLOW MOVEMENT 

OF THE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY EXTEND THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING 

THROUGH THE WEEKEND...PARTICULARLY IN THE WESTERN AREAS OF THE 

WATCH. 



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

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