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WGUS74 KEWX 051406

FFSSAT

TXC325-463-051500-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

857 AM CDT SAT JUL 5 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR MEDINA AND UVALDE COUNTIES

UNTIL 1015 AM CDT...



AT 855 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

HEAVY RAINS EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF SABINAL TO HONDO TO MICO IN 

MEDINA AND UVALDE COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES OF THREE QUARTERS OF AN 

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

HOUR AND A HALF. HONDO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT REPORTED 3.59 INCHES OF 

RAIN OVER THE PAST FOUR 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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