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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1053 AM CDT THU OCT 24 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR EDWARDS...KINNEY...MAVERICK...REAL

   AND UVALDE COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR ATASCOSA...BANDERA...BEXAR...COMAL

   FRIO...KENDALL...KERR...AND MEDINA COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED WIDESPREAD AREA OF

RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FROM EAST OF A JUNCTION TO

BRACKETTVILLE TO EAGLE PASS LINE EXTENDING EAST ACROSS THE HILL

COUNTRY AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TO THE AUSTIN METRO AREA.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS NOTED IN THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WITH RATES

OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.



NUMEROUS ROADS WERE ALREADY CLOSED IN THE WARNED AREAS.



THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  RAINFALL IN THE

NEXT 24 HOURS WILL AVERAGE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED

TOTALS OF HIGHER THAN 5 INCHES AND POSSIBLY AS GREAT AS 10 INCHES.



THE FRIO...NUECES...AND SAN ANTONIO RIVER WATERSHEDS WILL BE

SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  THE GUADALUPE

RIVER WATERSHED...INCLUDING GERONIMO CREEK WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN

THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  PERSONS IN THESE WATERSHEDS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY

CAUTIOUS.



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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