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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

554 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2005



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MAVERICK TX-

554 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR

MAVERICK COUNTY...



AT 547 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE INTO 

MAVERICK COUNTY PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM QUEMADO TO EL INDO.  

RAINFALL RATES ARE APPROACHING TWO INCHES AN HOUR OVER THE WESTERN 

HALF OF MAVERICK COUNTY.  THESE RAINS WILL SPREAD OVER MAVERICK 

COUNTY IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR.  THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION.  AN 

ESTIMATED 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER QUEMADO AND NORMANDY.  AN 

ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. 



HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AND FARMLAND 

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



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 2819 10026 2824 10012 2904 10016 2905 10062



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