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WGUS74 KEWX 061407

FFSSAT

TXC137-271-323-465-061430-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

905 AM CDT SUN JUL 6 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR EDWARDS...VAL VERDE...KINNEY

AND MAVERICK COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM CDT...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM EAGLE PASS NORTHWARD TO DEL RIO 

AND JUNO.  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES 

AN HOUR IN THE STRONGER STORMS.  MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 25 MPH.



SO FAR THIS MORNING 2.15 INCHES OF RAINFALL WAS REPORTED AT COMSTOCK 

WITH 2.60 INCHES ALONG SAN FELIPE CREEK IN DEL RIO.



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRAIN 

NORTHWARD ACROSS DEL RIO OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.  PERSONS IN THE DEL 

RIO AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO RISING WATERS.     



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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