

000 

WGUS54 KEWX 160413

FFWSAT

TXC013-163-255-493-160600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1112 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  WILSON

  ATASCOSA

  KARNES

  FRIO



* UNTIL 100 AM CDT



* AT 1112 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY   

  RAINS CONTINUING TO ROTATE AROUND TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE OVER 

  THE WARNED AREA. 



AS CLAUDETTE MOVES WEST TOWARD EAGLE PASS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS ACROSS KARNES... 

WILSON...AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES. MEANWHILE...HEAVY CORE RAINS ARE 

EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE OVER SOUTHERN FRIO COUNTY.



EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AND LOCALIZED 

RAINFALL TOTALS APPROACHING 8 INCHES OVER KARNES AND THE 

SOUTHEASTERN PART OF ATASCOSA COUNTY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 

2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WILSON 

COUNTY AND MUCH OF FRIO COUNTY. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED 

ACROSS THESE AREAS.  



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO 

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO 

GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING 

WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2866 9832 2878 9815 2872 9802 2871 9780

          2881 9761 2900 9778 2912 9764 2939 9809

          2911 9843 2921 9879 2908 9882 2908 9940

          2866 9939



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KEWX 160413

FFWSAT

TXC013-163-255-493-160600-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1112 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  WILSON

  ATASCOSA

  KARNES

  FRIO



* UNTIL 100 AM CDT



* AT 1112 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY   

  RAINS CONTINUING TO ROTATE AROUND TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE OVER 

  THE WARNED AREA. 



AS CLAUDETTE MOVES WEST TOWARD EAGLE PASS...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS ACROSS KARNES... 

WILSON...AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES. MEANWHILE...HEAVY CORE RAINS ARE 

EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE OVER SOUTHERN FRIO COUNTY.



EXPECT RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AND LOCALIZED 

RAINFALL TOTALS APPROACHING 8 INCHES OVER KARNES AND THE 

SOUTHEASTERN PART OF ATASCOSA COUNTY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 

2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN WILSON 

COUNTY AND MUCH OF FRIO COUNTY. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED 

ACROSS THESE AREAS.  



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO 

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO 

GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING 

WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2866 9832 2878 9815 2872 9802 2871 9780

          2881 9761 2900 9778 2912 9764 2939 9809

          2911 9843 2921 9879 2908 9882 2908 9940

          2866 9939



$$

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