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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

937 AM CST THU FEB 20 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LEE...BASTROP AND CALDWELL    

   COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CST...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL LOCATED FROM PRAIRIE LEA TO LOCKHART 

AND BASTROP.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES AN HOUR ARE 

OCCURRING ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES.  MOVEMENT IS NORTHEAST AT 20 

MPH.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS 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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