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TXC031-091-209-259-453-491-201545-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

855 AM CST THU FEB 20 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS...        

   BLANCO...HAYS...KENDALL AND COMAL COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CST...



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ALL OF     

   SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY... 



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL LOCATED ACROSS KENDALL AND TRAVIS 

COUNTIES MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 

INCHES AN HOUR WERE STILL OCCURRING OVER THE WARNED COUNTIES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS 

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

 

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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