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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1103 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...



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

   CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUING ACROSS HAYS...TRAVIS AND 

BASTROP COUNTIES.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES AN HOUR WERE 

ESTIMATED BY DOPPLER RADAR IN THESE STRONGER STORMS. MOVEMENT IS 

NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



THE STORMS ARE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE 

WARNED COUNTIES.  HOWEVER EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF 

HOURS FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO 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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