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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1050 AM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FOR

WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS AND BASTROP COUNTIES...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR

HAYES...COMAL...CALDWELL...GUADALUPE...BEXAR...WILSON...ATASCOSA

AND MEDINA COUNTIES...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR

KERR...KENDALL AND BANDERA COUNTIES...



...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY

AFTERNOON.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUED TO INDICATE HEAVY

RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE

ONE HALF INCH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST STORMS

WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR.  THE SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON

AND INTO THE EVENING.



AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN ACROSS THE REGION...SOILS ARE SATURATED

AND AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF.  IF YOU LIVE IN

OR NEAR A FLOOD PRONE AREA...BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SAFETY OR HIGHER

GROUND QUICKLY IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED.



MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS SHOULD EXERCISE

EXTREME CAUTION IN AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL.  BE ESPECIALLY

CAUTIOUS IN LOW LYING AREAS...NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND

NEAR CREEK OR RIVERS.  DO NOT DRIVE INTO WATER THAT COVERS

THE ROADWAY.  REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING...RIVER FLOODING COULD

ALSO BE A CONCERN.  HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RUN OFF QUICKLY AND CAUSE

RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS.  IF YOU LIVE NEAR A

CREEK...STREAM OR RIVER...BE PREPARED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER

GROUND IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR FLOODING IS OBSERVED.



WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...RESIDENTS

SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND WARNINGS.



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