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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

600 PM CDT SAT SEP 7 2002





...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR MEDINA AND    

UVALDE COUNTIES...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR BANDERA   

COUNTY...

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

CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY...  



BANDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE LOCATED FROM BLANCO TO MEDINA AND WEST 

OF UVALDE.  RADAR RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE BEING 

OBSERVED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IN THE HEAVIER 

STORMS. MOVEMENT IS SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH.  



THE MAIN COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS LOCATED FROM

ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY FROM NEAR ROCKSPRINGS TO BURNET...SPREADING 

SOUTHWARD TO EAGLE PASS...COTULLA...FLORESVILLE AND LA GRANGE.



THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF FAY IS LOCATED NEAR ATASCOSA COUNTY 

DRIFTING WESTWARD.  ADDITIONAL BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND ALONG 

THE ADJACENT COUNTIES OVER THE ESCARPMENT...INCLUDING THE I-35 

CORRIDOR EASTWARD TOWARDS HOUSTON. 

      

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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