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WGUS74 KEWX 081452

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TXC259-081730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

947 AM CDT SUN AUG 8 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR KENDALL

COUNTY...



AT 941 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR COMFORT. THE STORM 

PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. AN ESTIMATED 2 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS BETWEEN THE CITIES 

OF SISTERDALE AND COMFORT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 

INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS KENDALL COUNTY.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WARING 

AND SISTERDALE. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2981 9892 3007 9892 3011 9870 2990 9850

      2990 9854 2986 9867 2986 9871 2981 9883

      2980 9891



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