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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 241832

FFSSAT

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

209-255-259-265-271-285-287-299-323-325-385-453-463-465-491-493-507-

241915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

130 PM CDT THU OCT 24 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR BASTROP...FAYETTE AND TRAVIS UNTIL

   4 PM...

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

   COMAL...FRIO...GILLESPIE...HAYS...KENDALL...KERR...AND MEDINA

   COUNTIES UNTIL 2 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR CALDWELL...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...KARNES

   AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 2 PM...

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



AT 125 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA

OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF A LAMPASAS TO

SAN ANTONIO TO DILLEY LINE.  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS NOTED IN THE

HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WITH RATES NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR.



WEST OF THIS LINE THERE WERE ONLY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS.



NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN 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 GUADALUPE BELOW CANYON DAM AND SAN ANTONIO RIVER WATERSHEDS WILL

CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.  THE SALADO CREEK WATERSHED

WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPACTED WITH WATER RUNNING OUT OF ITS BANKS

AND APPROACH FLOOD STAGE AT LOOP 13.  PERSONS IN THESE WATERSHEDS

SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS.



THE UPPER NUECES AND FRIO RIVER WATERSHEDS WILL SEE SOME STREAMS

STILL RUNNING HIGH...HOWEVER IMPACTS SHOULD BE ON THE DECREASE.



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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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 241832

FFSSAT

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

209-255-259-265-271-285-287-299-323-325-385-453-463-465-491-493-507-

241915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

130 PM CDT THU OCT 24 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR BASTROP...FAYETTE AND TRAVIS UNTIL

   4 PM...

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

   COMAL...FRIO...GILLESPIE...HAYS...KENDALL...KERR...AND MEDINA

   COUNTIES UNTIL 2 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR CALDWELL...GONZALES...GUADALUPE...KARNES

   AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 2 PM...

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



AT 125 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA

OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF A LAMPASAS TO

SAN ANTONIO TO DILLEY LINE.  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS NOTED IN THE

HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WITH RATES NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR.



WEST OF THIS LINE THERE WERE ONLY A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS.



NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN 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 GUADALUPE BELOW CANYON DAM AND SAN ANTONIO RIVER WATERSHEDS WILL

CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.  THE SALADO CREEK WATERSHED

WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPACTED WITH WATER RUNNING OUT OF ITS BANKS

AND APPROACH FLOOD STAGE AT LOOP 13.  PERSONS IN THESE WATERSHEDS

SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS.



THE UPPER NUECES AND FRIO RIVER WATERSHEDS WILL SEE SOME STREAMS

STILL RUNNING HIGH...HOWEVER IMPACTS SHOULD BE ON THE DECREASE.



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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