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TXC013-019-029-031-055-091-123-127-137-163-171-177-187-209-255-259-

265-271-285-323-325-385-463-465-493-507-170200-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

738 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE TEXAS 

HILL COUNTRY UNTIL 9 PM...

...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR GONZALES COUNTY UNTIL 

915 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR VAL VERDE COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM...

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LAVACA COUNTY UNTIL 1030 PM...



TWO DISTINCT BANDS OF TROPICAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO 

DROP RAIN AT RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. ONE OVER EXTREME 

WESTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY AND THE OTHER OVER THE EXTREME EASTERN 

PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THE ACTIVITY OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY 

HAS BEEN DRIFTING SLOWLY WESTWARD...WHILE THE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS FROM AUSTIN TO HALLETSVILLE CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST 

AT 25 MPH.  BOTH AREAS HAVE SHOWN SOME SIGNS OF WEAKENING AS SUNSET 

APPROACHES.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE 

FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS..COUNTRY ROADS AND 

NORMALLY DRY WASHES..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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