

000 

WGUS74 KEWX 090443

FFSSAT

TXC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-149-163-171-177-187-209-255-

259-265-285-287-299-325-453-491-493-090900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1040 PM CST SUN DEC 8 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY 

MORNING FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND EASTERN HALF OF THE HILL 

COUNTRY...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR

MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY.  THE WATCH 

IS ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM DERBY TO VANDERPOOL TO 

MOUNTAIN HOME TO LLANO. THIS WATCH INCLUDES METROPOLITAN AUSTIN AND 

SAN ANTONIO. 



AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

AND SOUTH TO PARTS OF WEST TEXAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEAST 

THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN TURN EAST IN THE DAY MONDAY...AS 

IT MOVES FROM JUST NORTH OF DEL RIO TO EAST TEXAS.



THIS PATTERN WILL FAVOR CONTINUED RAIN TONIGHT OVER THE TEXAS HILL 

COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  SOME OF THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT 

TIMES.  



AT 1040 PM...AREAS OF RAIN...WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WAS FROM CARRIZO SPRINGS TO WEST BANDERA AND WEST KERR 

COUNTIES...ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE HILL COUNTRY...FROM

NEAR SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN TO GEORGETOWN...AND FROM NEAR KARNES CITY 

TO HALLETTSVILLE.  RAINFALL RATES SO FAR HAVE BEEN RUNNING ONE TENTH 

TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR.  



AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM NORTH OF DEL RIO 

EARLY MONDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL AREAS OF RAIN WITH SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.  



SOILS REMAIN NEARLY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS...THEREFORE IT WILL

NOT TAKE AS MUCH RAIN TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING AT LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS...IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.

ANY HEAVY DOWNPOUR THAT PRODUCES AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOURS TIME 

COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.



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

LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.



MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING

THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS OR INTO HIGH WATER. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND

BARRICADES.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 090443

FFSSAT

TXC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-149-163-171-177-187-209-255-

259-265-285-287-299-325-453-491-493-090900-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1040 PM CST SUN DEC 8 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY 

MORNING FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND EASTERN HALF OF THE HILL 

COUNTRY...



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES THROUGH 9 AM CST MONDAY FOR

MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY.  THE WATCH 

IS ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM DERBY TO VANDERPOOL TO 

MOUNTAIN HOME TO LLANO. THIS WATCH INCLUDES METROPOLITAN AUSTIN AND 

SAN ANTONIO. 



AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

AND SOUTH TO PARTS OF WEST TEXAS WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST SOUTHEAST 

THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN TURN EAST IN THE DAY MONDAY...AS 

IT MOVES FROM JUST NORTH OF DEL RIO TO EAST TEXAS.



THIS PATTERN WILL FAVOR CONTINUED RAIN TONIGHT OVER THE TEXAS HILL 

COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  SOME OF THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT 

TIMES.  



AT 1040 PM...AREAS OF RAIN...WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

WAS FROM CARRIZO SPRINGS TO WEST BANDERA AND WEST KERR 

COUNTIES...ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE HILL COUNTRY...FROM

NEAR SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN TO GEORGETOWN...AND FROM NEAR KARNES CITY 

TO HALLETTSVILLE.  RAINFALL RATES SO FAR HAVE BEEN RUNNING ONE TENTH 

TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR.  



AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM NORTH OF DEL RIO 

EARLY MONDAY MORNING...ADDITIONAL AREAS OF RAIN WITH SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.  



SOILS REMAIN NEARLY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS...THEREFORE IT WILL

NOT TAKE AS MUCH RAIN TO CAUSE SOME FLOODING AT LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS...IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND ALONG SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.

ANY HEAVY DOWNPOUR THAT PRODUCES AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOURS TIME 

COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.



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

LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.



MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING

THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS OR INTO HIGH WATER. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND

BARRICADES.



STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



$$

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