

000 

WGUS74 KEWX 162314

FFSSAT

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



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

514 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR GILLESPIE...BLANCO...KERR...

KENDALL...BANDERA AND MEDINA COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CST...



AT 514 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPER RADAR INDICATED A 

BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED FROM NEAR YANCY TO DHANIS TO 

BANDERA TO COMFORT TO SISTERDALE TO BLANCO TO ROUND MOUNTAIN.  



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

CONTINUE ACROSS THE SAME AREAS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.  SOILS ARE 

RAPIDLY BECOMING SATURATED...CAUSING FASTER RUNOFF WITH FLASH 

FLOODING EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.



2 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED IN TARPLEY EARLIER AND RADAR ESTIMATES 

SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE 

WARNING AREA.



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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000 

WGUS74 KEWX 162314

FFSSAT

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



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

514 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR GILLESPIE...BLANCO...KERR...

KENDALL...BANDERA AND MEDINA COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CST...



AT 514 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPER RADAR INDICATED A 

BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED FROM NEAR YANCY TO DHANIS TO 

BANDERA TO COMFORT TO SISTERDALE TO BLANCO TO ROUND MOUNTAIN.  



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

CONTINUE ACROSS THE SAME AREAS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.  SOILS ARE 

RAPIDLY BECOMING SATURATED...CAUSING FASTER RUNOFF WITH FLASH 

FLOODING EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.



2 INCHES OF RAIN WAS REPORTED IN TARPLEY EARLIER AND RADAR ESTIMATES 

SOME AREAS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE 

WARNING AREA.



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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