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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1038 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR WILLIAMSON

COUNTY...



AT 1030 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY.  RAINFALL 

RATES HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR ONE INCH AN HOUR  JUST WEST OF 

LEANDER. RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS SHOW A BROAD 

AREA OF 3 TO 4 INCH RAINS FROM LEANDER SOUTHEAST TO CEDAR PARK AND 

NORTH ACROSS BRUSHY CREEK AND THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SAN GABRIEL 

RIVER. 



LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND STRANDED 

MOTORISTS.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GEORGETOWN...GEORGETOWN DAM...

FLORENCE AND JARRELL.



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.  SOME LOW 

WATER CROSSINGS OVER THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SAN GABRIEL AND BRUSHY 

CREEK MAY BE IN FLOOD.  DO NOT CROSS FLOODED LOW BRIDGES.



REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY

TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3056 9764 3066 9794 3065 9801 3068 9799

      3105 9773 3094 9751



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