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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1005 AM CST THU FEB 20 2003



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

   BLANCO...BASTROP...HAYS...KENDALL...CALDWELL AND COMAL COUNTIES   

   UNTIL 130 PM CST...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS COMAL...HAYS...

BASTROP AND LEE COUNTIES.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES AN 

HOUR WERE ESTIMATED BY DOPPLER RADAR IN THE STRONGER STORMS.

MOVEMENT IS NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



A NUMBER OF CREEKS ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS TRAVIS COUNTY AND 

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AUSTIN AREA 

BY 1030 AM.    



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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