

000 

WGUS74 KEWX 090730

FFSSAT

TXC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-127-149-163-171-177-187-209-

255-259-265-285-287-299-325-385-453-463-491-493-507-090915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

230 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM FRO MEDINA...FRIO 

AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THOUGH 6 AM FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY...



AT 215 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUE TO SHOW 

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER FRIO ATASCOSA AND MEDINA 

COUNTIES.  RAINFALL RATES IN FRIO COUNTY WERE AS HIGH AS 3 TO 4 

INCHES AN HOUR.  ALL ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO ROTATE AROUND THE REMAINS 

OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY...CENTERED NEAR COTULLA.



ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL MAINLY 

SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 90. WIDESPREAD ONE TO TWO INCH RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED FIVE TO EIGHT INCH TOTALS 

POSSIBLE. AS DAYBREAK APPROACHES, THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM 

ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.



RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS..COUNTRY ROADS..NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND 

ARROYOS..AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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

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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 090825 CCA

FFSSAT

TXC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-127-149-163-171-177-187-209-

255-259-265-285-287-299-325-385-453-463-491-493-507-090915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

230 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM FOR MEDINA...FRIO 

AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THOUGH 6 AM FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY...



AT 215 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUE TO SHOW 

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER FRIO ATASCOSA AND MEDINA 

COUNTIES.  RAINFALL RATES IN FRIO COUNTY WERE AS HIGH AS 3 TO 4 

INCHES AN HOUR.  ALL ACTIVITY CONTINUES TO ROTATE AROUND THE REMAINS 

OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY...CENTERED NEAR COTULLA.



ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL MAINLY 

SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 90. WIDESPREAD ONE TO TWO INCH RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED FIVE TO EIGHT INCH TOTALS 

POSSIBLE. AS DAYBREAK APPROACHES, THE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM 

ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.



RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS..COUNTRY ROADS..NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND 

ARROYOS..AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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

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