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

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

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

715 AM CDT WED OCT 9 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR 

MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY...



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND 

COVERAGE OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT NEAR 25 MPH ACROSS SOUTH 

CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE BETWEEN LA PRYOR AND 

DEVINE WITH RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO INCH PER HOUR.  



ALTHOUGH NO FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT...RUNOFF 

FROM HEAVY RAINS OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE CAUSE RESIDUAL FLOODING 

PROBLEMS THIS MORNING.  MANY SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL TO RUN 

AT OR ABOVE THEIR BANKS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN GUADALUPE 

COUNTY WHERE GERONIMO CREEK HAS JUMPED ITS BANKS.   



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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