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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

725 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOR THE FOLLOWING 

COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM...VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KINNEY...REAL...

UVALDE AND MAVERICK...



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL NOON SUNDAY...



AT 725 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY 

RAIN EXTENDING FROM JUST SOUTH OF SPOFFORD TO CAMP WOOD TO JUST WEST 

OF HUNT. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR CAN BE 

EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS IN THE WARNING AREA. 



WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES 

OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN 

OVER PORTIONS OF VAL VERDE...EDWARDS...KERR AND REAL COUNTIES. LAW 

ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ALL ROADS CLOSED IN EDWARDS COUNTY AS WELL AS 

HIGHWAY 674 NORTH FROM BRACKETTVILLE.



HEAVY RAINS ARE CAUSING RIVERS AND STREAMS TO FLOW OUT OF BANKS IN 

SEVERAL LOCATIONS. A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE DEVILS 

AND PECOS RIVERS. ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE UPPER GUADALUPE AND NUECES 

RIVERS ARE URGED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS 

WEATHER SITUATION.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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



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