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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 242012

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-

242115-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

312 PM CDT THU OCT 24 2002



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

   4 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR BEXAR...COMAL AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES

   UNTIL 4 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DEWITT...GONZALES...KARNES...LAVACA

   AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM...

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



AT 310 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF A CAMERON

TO LULING TO BEEVILE 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 FROM 1 TO 3 INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS

NEAR 5 INCHES AND POSSIBLY AS GREAT AS 8 INCHES.



EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS BEXAR...COMAL...GUADALUPE AND

WILSON COUNTIES...THE SALADO...OLMOS...LEON...GERONIMO AND ALLIGATOR

CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AND APPROACH

FLOOD CONDITIONS.



EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN WILL END ACROSS TRAVIS AND KARNES COUNTY WITHIN

SHORTLY...SOME STREAMS MAY CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.



THE GUADALUPE RIVER BELOW CANYON DAM...SAN ANTONIO RIVER...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 242013

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-

242115-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

312 PM CDT THU OCT 24 2002



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

   4 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR BEXAR...COMAL AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES

   UNTIL 4 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR DEWITT...GONZALES...KARNES...LAVACA

   AND WILSON COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM...

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



AT 310 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND EAST OF A CAMERON

TO LULING TO BEEVILE 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 FROM 1 TO 3 INCH WITH ISOLATED TOTALS

NEAR 5 INCHES AND POSSIBLY AS GREAT AS 8 INCHES.



EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS BEXAR...COMAL...GUADALUPE AND

WILSON COUNTIES...THE SALADO...OLMOS...LEON...GERONIMO AND ALLIGATOR

CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AND APPROACH

FLOOD CONDITIONS.



EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN WILL END ACROSS TRAVIS AND KARNES COUNTY WITHIN

SHORTLY...SOME STREAMS MAY CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.



THE GUADALUPE RIVER BELOW CANYON DAM...SAN ANTONIO RIVER...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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