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

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

607 PM CDT THU OCT 24 2002



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



ABUNDANT MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE KENNA OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC 

CONTINUES TO FEED INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  HOWEVER...THE EARLY 

EVENING INSTABILITY WILL BE WEAK OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS IN THE 

WAKE OF THE LARGE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLIER 

TODAY. THIS INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS EVENING...AND 

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER 

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS LATE TONIGHT. 



NUMEROUS RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN OUT OF BANKS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS EARLY THIS EVENING. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS HAVE 

BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE GUADALUPE RIVER BELOW CANYON DAM...SAN 

ANTONIO RIVER...THE UPPER NUECES AND FRIO RIVER WATERSHEDS. PONDING 

OF WATER IN POORLY DRAINED AREAS WILL ALSO CREATE HAZARDS ON 

SECONDARY ROADWAYS. THESE FLOOD WATERS WILL HAVE ONLY A SHORT TIME 

TO RECOVER BEFORE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS RETURN TO THE AREA LATE 

TONIGHT.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH 

OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE WATCH 

AREA...HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES 

WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES POSSIBLE.



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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