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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1135 AM CDT TUE OCT 8 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EDWARDS...KERR...VAL 

VERDE...REAL...BANDERA...KINNEY AND MAVERICK COUNTIES UNTIL NOON 

CDT...



AT 1130 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS FROM 

SOUTHERN KINNEY COUNTY NORTHEAST TO ENCOMPASS MUCH OF THE TEXAS HILL 

COUNTRY.  MOVEMENT OF THE ACTIVITY WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 



DURING THE PAST HOUR NUMEROUS REPORTS OF ROAD CLOSURES HAVE BEEN 

RECEIVED INTO THE WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE...  



FROM EDWARDS COUNTY...FARM TO MARKET ROADS 2523 AND 674 ARE CLOSED 

DUE TO HIGH WATER.

FROM KINNEY COUNTY...FARM TO MARKET ROADS 3008...693...1908...

1572... 2523 AND U.S HIGHWAY 277 ARE CLOSED TO HIGH WATER.   

FROM MAVERICK COUNTY...U.S. HIGHWAY 277 FROM QUEMADO TO DEL RIO 

CLOSED

TO HIGH WATER.

FROM REAL COUNTY...FARM TO MARKET ROADS 336 AND 337 CLOSED TO HIGH 

WATER.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS 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.



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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