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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1230 PM 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

HAYS...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...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR

BLANCO AND GILLESPIE COUNTIES...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT FOR

BURNET AND LLANO COUNTIES...



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

AFTERNOON.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUED TO INDICATE HEAVY

RAINFALL FORMING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.



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.



AT 1230 PM CDT...A LARGE AREA OF RAIN...FROM SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS...WAS FROM MEDINA...BEXAR...AND ATASCOSA

COUNTIES TO LLANO...BURNET...WILLIAMSON...TRAVIS

AND BASTROP COUNTIES.  THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL AFFECT PARTS

OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY...AS WELL AS THE AUSTIN AND

SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN AREAS.  THESE RAINS WILL CONTINUE

THE NEXT FEW HOURS.



HEAVY RAINS COULD EXPAND TO OTHER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

THIS AFTERNOON.



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.



JUNE 2004 HAS BEEN VERY WET OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL

TEXAS.  SOILS ARE SATURATED 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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