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TXC029-081215-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

450 AM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BEXAR COUNTY UNTIL 715 AM 

CDT...



AT 445 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CONTINUED TRAINING OF HEAVY 

RAINS WESTWARD OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF BEXAR COUNTY.

AS OF 415 AM...OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN AT KELLY USA IN AN 

HOUR AND A HALF. IN ADDITION...A REPORT OF LEON CREEK INUNDATING TWO 

BRIDGES AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.  SHOWERS AND 

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS BEXAR 

COUNTY DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.      



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

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

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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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