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TXC013-019-021-029-031-053-055-091-123-127-137-149-163-171-177-187-

209-255-259-265-271-285-287-299-323-325-385-453-463-465-491-493-507-

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

120 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003



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

   SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...



BROKEN BANDS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO 

ROTATE NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE 

PLAINS TOWARDS THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

MOVEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS NORTHEAST AT 

30 MPH.



AT THIS TIME ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS OCCURRING WITH THESE 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED DURING 

THE NEXT HOUR DUE TO THE RAPID SPEED OF THE STORMS IN CONJUNCTION 

WITH THE ASSOCIATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL. 



HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL STILL EXISTS FOR 

THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS.  THE 

THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL END LATER THIS EVENING WITH THE 

PASSAGE OF THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY CENTERED BETWEEN 

DEL RIO AND THE BIG BEND.  



THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE RECONFIGURED LATER THIS 

AFTERNOON AND EXTENDED INTO THE EVENING HOURS FOR THE EASTERN HALF 

OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE EASTERN HILL COUNTRY.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO 

STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS 

AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.



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