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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1003 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR DIMMIT AND

ZAVALA COUNTIES...



AT 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.  THESE STORMS WERE

LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF COMETA TO 6

MILES WEST OF LA PRYOR TO 7 MILES NORTH OF BATESVILLE...OR ALONG A

LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES WEST OF CARRIZO SPRINGS TO 6 MILES WEST

OF LA PRYOR TO 7 MILES NORTH OF BATESVILLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH

EXCESSIVE RAIN WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOMA

VISTA...CRYSTAL CITY...CATARINA...CARRIZO SPRINGS...BIG WELLS AND

ASHERTON.



RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WERE NOTED AND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE 

NEXT HOUR OR SO. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 2894 10009 2827 10006 2830 9945 2909 9942



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