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WGUS74 KEWX 231034

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TXC465-231100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

533 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 530 AM FOR VAL

VERDE COUNTY...

...AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR

VAL VERDE COUNTY...



AT 533 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEAR SOLID AREA OF SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF VAL VERDE COUNTY. HOURLY RAINFALL

TOTALS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN ONE-HALF INCH AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO

GRADUALLY DECREASE. HOWEVER...OVERNIGHT RAINS HAVE CAUSED STREAMS

AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES TO REMAIN FLOODED...SO ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS

WILL LIKELY KEEP LOW WATER CROSSINGS FLOODED IN SPOTS. TRAVEL IS

DISCOURAGED UNTIL DAYBREAK.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR AT NIGHT.  BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT

NIGHT SINCE IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODS.

USE CAUTION IN AND AROUND STREAMS...CREEKS OR DRAINAGE DITCHES.

TAKE THE SHORTEST PATH TO REACH HIGHER GROUND...BUT DO NOT DRIVE

THROUGH RISING WATER.



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