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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

608 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2005



TXC271-465-132330-

VAL VERDE TX-KINNEY TX-

608 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR

KINNEY AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES...



AT 559 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE RAIN ACROSS KINNEY COUNTY AND SOUTHERN VAL VERDE 

COUNTY.  OVER SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT DEL RIO 

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WITH A RADAR ESTIMATE OF WIDESPREAD 4 INCH 

RAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF VAL VERDE COUNTY AND ACROSS 

MOST OF KINNEY COUNTY.  AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE 

ACROSS SOUTHERN VAL VERDE COUNTY AND MOST OF KINNEY COUNTY.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SEMINOLE CANYON STATE PARK...

LAUGHLIN AFB...DEL RIO...COMSTOCK...BRACKETTVILLE AND ALAMO VILLAGE.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MOST CREEKS IN SOUTHERN VAL VERDE 

COUNTY AND WESTERN KINNEY COUNTY ARE FLOODED AT THIS TIME. HEAVY 

RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY 

ROADS...AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 2912 10068 2912 10014 2958 10017 2960 10069

      2986 10072 2981 10148



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