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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

130 PM PM CST THU FEB 20 2003



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

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

   UNTIL 530 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 SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING ACROSS THE 

WARNED COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS 

INCHES AN HOUR ARE ESTIMATED BY DOPPLER RADAR. MOVEMENT IS NORTHEAST 

AT 25 MPH. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS 

EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND TONIGHT. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS FROM THESE 

STORMS. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED 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. 

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



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