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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

955 AM CDT THU MAY 13 2004



...DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY...



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY THROUGH 1130 

AM...



RAINFALL OBSERVERS REPORT 2 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN GEORGETOWN OVER 

THE PAST FEW HOURS. ADDITIONALLY...RADAR AND SATELLITE ESTIMATES 

INDICATE HIGHER TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN OVER NORTHEAST 

WILLIAMSON COUNTY...ROUGHLY IN THE TRIANGLE BETWEEN JARRELL... 

GEORGETOWN...AND GRANGER DAM. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT 

NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED...INCLUDING TEXAS HIGHWAYS 29 AND 95.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY...AS 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AT LEAST 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE 

NEXT FEW HOURS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS RESULT FROM VEHICLES BECOMING STALLED AND 

THEN SWEPT AWAY.



IF YOU LIVE IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY...USE A MAP TO DETERMINE EVACUATION 

ROUTES IN CASE FLOOD WATERS THREATEN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.



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