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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

704 PM CDT TUE JUN 29 2004



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

AFTERNOON...



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS CONTINUED TO INDICATE

RAIN MOVING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS BROAD AREA OF RAIN HAS

COVERED THE AREA EAST OF A LINE FROM CARRIZO SPRINGS TO COMFORT TO

LLANO SINCE SUNRISE.



DOPPLER ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY SHOWED SOME LARGE

AREAS OF 2 TO 4 INCH TOTALS IN ATASCOSA COUNTY AND THE

SOUTHERN HALF OF BEXAR COUNTY...AND SOME SPOT TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES

NEAR AUSTIN BERGSTROM AIRPORT, KINGSLAND, DIME BOX AND DEVINE.



TODAYS RAIN EVENT IS A CONTINUATION OF MANY DAYS OF RAIN.

SOME RAINFALL TOTALS SINCE JUNE 1ST ARE AUSTIN BERGSTROM 13.27...

AUSTIN/CAMP MABRY 10.04... NEW BRAUNFELS 11.22... SAN MARCOS 10.93...

GEORGETOWN 8.06... SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL 8.44.... STINSON

FIELD 5.30... HONDO 5.82... BURNET 4.62... DEL RIO 2.28.



AT 650 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED THE RAINS

GRADUALLY DECREASING IN INTENSITY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.  OTHER

SHOWERS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE.  RAINFALL

RATES ARE GENERALLY ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH AN HOUR.



WITH THE TROPICAL MOISTURE TAP CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT AND

WEDNESDAY, SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY CAN EXPECT

THESE LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS TO ADD UP TO 1 TO 3 INCHES BY

SUNRISE. THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED IN MOST AREAS, AND CREEKS

AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING NEAR OR OUT OF BANKS. THE THREAT OF FLASH

FLOODING IS REAL.



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 IS

ALSO 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.



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