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000 

WGUS54 KEWX 162218

FFWSAT

TXC019-031-171-259-265-325-170015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

419 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  GILLESPIE

  BLANCO

  KERR

  KENDALL

  BANDERA

  MEDINA



* UNTIL 615 PM CST



* AT 419 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF VERY

  HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR DHANIS TO BANDERA TO BLANCO AS WELL AS HEAVY

  RAIN FROM MOUNTAIN HOME TO 15 MILES WEST OF MOUNTAIN HOME AND FROM

  BETWEEN FREDERICKSBURG...CHERRY SPRING...AND STONEWALL.  THE RAINS

  WERE MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.  



  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE NOTED AND WILL

  CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  RAINFALL EARLIER THIS 

  AFTERNOON AND THIS RAINFALL ARE BRINGING SOILS TO SATURATION

  CAUSING FASTER RUNOFF WITH FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 

  FEW HOURS LIKELY.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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 2933 9942 2920 9929 3037 9819 3046 9921



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000 

WGUS54 KEWX 162218

FFWSAT

TXC019-031-171-259-265-325-170015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

419 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  GILLESPIE

  BLANCO

  KERR

  KENDALL

  BANDERA

  MEDINA



* UNTIL 615 PM CST



* AT 419 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF VERY

  HEAVY RAIN FROM NEAR DHANIS TO BANDERA TO BLANCO AS WELL AS HEAVY

  RAIN FROM MOUNTAIN HOME TO 15 MILES WEST OF MOUNTAIN HOME AND FROM

  BETWEEN FREDERICKSBURG...CHERRY SPRING...AND STONEWALL.  THE RAINS

  WERE MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.  



  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WERE NOTED AND WILL

  CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  RAINFALL EARLIER THIS 

  AFTERNOON AND THIS RAINFALL ARE BRINGING SOILS TO SATURATION

  CAUSING FASTER RUNOFF WITH FLASH FLOODING EXPECTED





****ERROR: INCOMPLETE DATA





           

DEGREE DAYS                                                          

 HEATING                                                             

  TODAY           13                        20     -7       24       

  MONTH TO DATE  253                       317    -64      344       

  SINCE DEC 1    817                       842    -25      884       

  SINCE JUL 1   1084                      1195   -111     1326       

                                                                     

 COOLING                                                             

  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       

  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       

  SINCE DEC 1      1                        10     -9        4       

  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0       

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WIND (MPH)                                                           

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     

SKY COVER                                                            

  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     

WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  

 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            

  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          

 HIGHEST    92          M600 AM                                     

 LOWEST     44          M200 PM                                     

 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        80      1936                    

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        12      1982                    

                                                                     

SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   

JANUARY 16 2004.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   

JANUARY 17 2004.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   

                                                                    

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      

R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                

MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       

T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          





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