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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

847 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR KERR COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM 

CDT...



AT 847 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT 

TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF KERR 

COUNTY. EVEN THOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAS TAPERED OFF...2 TO AS MUCH AS 

4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVER SATURATED GROUND. ANOTHER 

ROUND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN COULD ENCROACH ON THE AREA 

LATER ON TONIGHT AS A SECOND WAVE OF MOISTURE SWEEPS OVER THE 

MEXICAN PLATEAU.



LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED ROAD CLOSURES ALONG HIGHWAY 1340 AND 

39 ABOVE HUNT. ON TOP OF ROAD CLOSURES...NUMEROUS LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS ARE IMPASSABLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS 

AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AS ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAINS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE SITUATION.



A RIVER FLOOD WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE RIVER 

NEAR HUNT. ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE 

RUSHED TO COMPLETION AS FLOOD WATERS CAN RISE RAPIDLY IN RESPONSE TO 

VERY HEAVY RAINS.



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



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