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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

407 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR GILLESPIE...KERR...KENDALL...AND 

BANDERA COUNTIES THROUGH 645 AM CST...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF 

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...



EARLY THIS MORNING...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORMING HEAVY RAIN

OVER PARTS OF GILLESPIE...KERR...KENDALL...AND BANDERA COUNTIES.

HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  



FURTHER SOUTH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER MEDINA AND UVALDE

COUNTIES MOVING NORTHWARD.  



FURTHER EAST...RAIN AND SHOWERS WERE INCREASING...FROM AUSTIN TO SAN 

ANTONIO...AND EAST TO TAYLOR...GIDDINGS...SCHULENBURG AND 

HALLETTSVILLE.  



A STRONG LATE FEBRUARY WEATHER SYSTEM WAS JUST WEST OF THE BIG 

BEND...MOVING EAST.  AS THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO 

CAUSE AN INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THIS MORNING.  HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY.



SINCE THE GROUND IS STILL WET FROM RAINS IN THE PAST DAY AND

EARLIER THIS MONTH...IT WILL NOT TAKE AS MUCH RAIN TO CAUSE

FLASH FLOODING TODAY.  WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS FORM AND 

FOCUS....FLOODING AT LOW LYING AREAS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS

IS LIKELY.



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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