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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX



1115 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.



AT 1115 AM CDT...VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FORMING OVER 

BEXAR...GUADALUPE...COMAL...AND KENDALL COUNTIES.

THIS INCLUDES THE SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN AREA. 

HEAVY RAINS IN THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.



IN ADDITION...AT 1115 AM...VERY HEAVY RAINS OVER HAYS COUNTY AND

NEAR SAN MARCOS ARE MOVING NORTH TO THE AUSTIN AREA...TRAVIS 

COUNTY...AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY. 

 

HEAVY RAINS WILL EXPAND TO OTHER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 



THIS IS A SUMMER HEAVY RAIN EVENT TODAY...AND HEAVY RAINS TODAY 

WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES

IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED 3 TO 7 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.



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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