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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

817 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR VAL VERDE

COUNTY...



AT 802 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS IN WESTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY PRODUCING VERY 

HEAVY RAIN.  IN 30 MINUTES TIME, 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT LANGTRY. 

MORE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS ARE MOVING FROM TERRELL COUNTY 

INTO WESTERN VAL VERDE COUNTY.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING 

RAIN AT A RATE OF ONE INCH AN HOUR.  ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS 

IS MOVING NORTH INTO SOUTHWEST VAL VERDE COUNTY TOWARD LANGTRY. THIS 

POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM MERGER WILL INCREASE RAINFALL RATES UP TO 4 

INCHES AN HOUR.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE PANDALE AND JUNO.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.



FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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.



REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY

TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2978 10177 2961 10158 3021 10072 3028 10177



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