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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 052154

FFSSAT

TXC163-325-463-507-052300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

453 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2003



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

ZAVALA COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED FOR DIMMIT AND MAVERICK 

COUNTIES AT 445 PM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN 

FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES UP TO 

AROUND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR OVER FRIO COUNTY...MOVING NORTHWARD 

OVER MEDINA COUNTY.  RAINFALL RATES EVOLVING OVER MEDINA AND FRIO 

COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT HOUR WILL BE MAINLY ONE THIRD TO THREE 

QUARTERS OF AN INCH...WITH ISOLATED 1 TO 1.25 INCH RAIN AMOUNTS PER 

HOUR.  



THESE ADDITIONAL HEAVY LATE AFTERNOON RAINS WILL CAUSE FLOODING AT 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR IN OTHER LOW LYING AREAS OVER PARTS OF FRIO 

AND MEDINA COUNTIES...WHERE AROUND 2 TO UP TO 8.92 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN TODAY.     



AREAS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WAS INDICATED OVER PARTS OF UVALDE

AND ZAVALA COUNTIES...MOVING NORTH.  RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR OVER EASTERN 

UVALDE AND ZAVALA COUNTIES.  



SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY 

RAIN OVER PARTS OF UVALDE AND ZAVALA COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 

HOURS.  THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE FLOODING AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND IN 

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS OVER UVALDE AND ZAVALA COUNTIES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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.



HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND 

AND AWAY FROM THE FLOOD PLAIN OF NEARBY RIVERS AND CREEKS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING

THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS OR INTO HIGH WATER. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND

BARRICADES.



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



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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 052154

FFSSAT

TXC163-325-463-507-052300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

453 PM CDT SAT JUL 5 2003



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

ZAVALA COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EXPIRED FOR DIMMIT AND MAVERICK 

COUNTIES AT 445 PM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN 

FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES UP TO 

AROUND 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR OVER FRIO COUNTY...MOVING NORTHWARD 

OVER MEDINA COUNTY.  RAINFALL RATES EVOLVING OVER MEDINA AND FRIO 

COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT HOUR WILL BE MAINLY ONE THIRD TO THREE 

QUARTERS OF AN INCH...WITH ISOLATED 1 TO 1.25 INCH RAIN AMOUNTS PER 

HOUR.  



THESE ADDITIONAL HEAVY LATE AFTERNOON RAINS WILL CAUSE FLOODING AT 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR IN OTHER LOW LYING AREAS OVER PARTS OF FRIO 

AND MEDINA COUNTIES...WHERE AROUND 2 TO UP TO 8.92 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS FALLEN TODAY.     



AREAS OF RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WAS INDICATED OVER PARTS OF UVALDE

AND ZAVALA COUNTIES...MOVING NORTH.  RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR OVER EASTERN 

UVALDE AND ZAVALA COUNTIES.  



SOME OF THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY 

RAIN OVER PARTS OF UVALDE AND ZAVALA COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 

HOURS.  THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE FLOODING AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND IN 

OTHER LOW LYING AREAS OVER UVALDE AND ZAVALA COUNTIES.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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.



HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD BE READY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND 

AND AWAY FROM THE FLOOD PLAIN OF NEARBY RIVERS AND CREEKS.



MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING

THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS OR INTO HIGH WATER. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND

BARRICADES.



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



$$

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