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WGUS74 KEWX 051355

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TXC029-051445-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

843 AM CDT SAT JUL 5 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BEXAR COUNTY UNTIL 945 AM

CDT...



AT 845 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY 

RAINS CONTINUING OVER BEXAR COUNTY EXTENDING FROM NEAR HELOTES TO 

SAN GERONIMO AND LEON SPRINGS. RAINFALL RATES OF THREE QUARTERS OF 

AN INCH TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE 

NEXT HOUR. SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED 1.77 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS..COUNTRY ROADS..NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND 

ARROYOS..AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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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