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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 230248

FFSSAT

TXC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-137-149-171-177-187-209-255-

259-265-271-285-287-299-325-385-453-463-465-491-493-230400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

950 PM CDT TUE OCT 22 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 1205 AM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS 

TONIGHT...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH...ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A DEL RIO TO SAN 

ANTONIO TO PLEASANTON LINE...CONTINUES TONIGHT.  THIS WATCH INCLUDES 

THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN AREAS.



THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING.



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...

COMAL...DEWITT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...

GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...

LLANO...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON AND

WILSON.



A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM WEST OF JUCNTION TO 

NEAR DEL RIO AND WEST OF EAGLE PASS...MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.  

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS...ALONG WITH GUSTY 

WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING.   THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD OVER THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS 

TONIGHT.  

  

GENERAL RAIN AMOUNTS NEAR ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER 

PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT...AND SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SCATTERED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH 

SOME ISOLATED 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. 



THE CHANCE OF RAIN...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORSM CONTINUES FOR

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...SOME HAIL...GUSTY 

WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.  WITH SOME AREAS HAVING RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS 

THIS MONTH...IT WILL NOT TAKE AS MUCH RAIN TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING AT 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR LOW LYING AREAS.  



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...AND

LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.



PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF STORM-RELATED DEATHS IN 

SOUTH TEXAS IS DUE TO MOTORISTS TRYING TO DRIVE THROUGH RAPIDLY 

MOVING FLOODED AREAS.  DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.



THE SECOND MOST FREQUENT CAUSE OF STORM-RELATED DEATHS IN SOUTH 

TEXAS IS DUE TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WALKING NEAR OR PLAYING IN 

FLOODED CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 230248

FFSSAT

TXC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-137-149-171-177-187-209-255-

259-265-271-285-287-299-325-385-453-463-465-491-493-230400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

950 PM CDT TUE OCT 22 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 1205 AM CDT...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS 

TONIGHT...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH...ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A DEL RIO TO SAN 

ANTONIO TO PLEASANTON LINE...CONTINUES TONIGHT.  THIS WATCH INCLUDES 

THE AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN AREAS.



THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING.



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...



ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BASTROP...BEXAR...BLANCO...BURNET...CALDWELL...

COMAL...DEWITT...EDWARDS...FAYETTE...GILLESPIE...GONZALES...

GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...KENDALL...KERR...KINNEY...LAVACA...LEE...

LLANO...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE...WILLIAMSON AND

WILSON.



A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS FROM WEST OF JUCNTION TO 

NEAR DEL RIO AND WEST OF EAGLE PASS...MOVING EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.  

LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS...ALONG WITH GUSTY 

WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING.   THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD OVER THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS 

TONIGHT.  

  

GENERAL RAIN AMOUNTS NEAR ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE OVER 

PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT...AND SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SCATTERED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH 

SOME ISOLATED 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE STRONGEST STORMS. 



THE CHANCE OF RAIN...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORSM CONTINUES FOR

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...SOME HAIL...GUSTY 

WINDS AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.  WITH SOME AREAS HAVING RECEIVED HEAVY RAINS 

THIS MONTH...IT WILL NOT TAKE AS MUCH RAIN TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING AT 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR LOW LYING AREAS.  



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...AND

LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.



PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF STORM-RELATED DEATHS IN 

SOUTH TEXAS IS DUE TO MOTORISTS TRYING TO DRIVE THROUGH RAPIDLY 

MOVING FLOODED AREAS.  DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES.



THE SECOND MOST FREQUENT CAUSE OF STORM-RELATED DEATHS IN SOUTH 

TEXAS IS DUE TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WALKING NEAR OR PLAYING IN 

FLOODED CREEKS AND STREAMS.

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