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WGUS74 KEWX 021432

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TXC091-021600-

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

931 AM CDT SAT OCT 2 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR COMAL

COUNTY...



AT 931 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED

AREA.



AT 915...THE CORP OF ENGINEERS REPORTED EARLY MORNING RAINS OF 5.25 

INCHES AT CANYON LAKE.  DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES REFLECT 3 TO 5 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF COMAL COUNTY. THIS WILL 

RESULT IN A SERIOUS FLOOD SITUATION AND WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT 

RISES IN RIVERS AND STREAMS.



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN GUADALUPE RIVER FROM CANYON DAM TO THE 

CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS. THE FLOOD WAVE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A 

CLOSURE OF RIVER ROAD THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. AT 911 AM...LAW 

ENFORCEMENT MOST OF RIVER ROAD HAS ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED. 



NUMEROUS OTHER LOW WATER CROSSINGS ARE LIKELY FLOODED ACROSS COMAL 

COUNTY. TRAVEL ACROSS COMAL COUNTY OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO IS 

STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

WATER COVERED AREAS. A LITTLE OVER A FOOT OF WATER CAN CARRY AWAY 

MOST CARS AND TRUCKS. TURN AROUND - DONT DROWN.





LAT...LON 2963 9834 2967 9838 2974 9835 2973 9838

      2976 9842 2973 9844 2977 9855 2975 9862

      3002 9830 2985 9805 2978 9801 2970 9808

      2962 9829



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