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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

850 AM CDT SAT MAY 6 2006



TXC029-061445-

BEXAR TX-

850 AM CDT SAT MAY 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT FOR BEXAR

COUNTY...



AT 845 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AREAS OF RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE

MOVING TOWARD WEST AND NORTHWEST BEXAR COUNTY FROM MEDINA AND

BANDERA COUNTIES...AND FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN

BEXAR COUNTY.  



LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.  THIS

WILL CAUSE FLOODING AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES HAS BEEN

OBSERVED OVER BEXAR COUNTY SINCE 700 AM THIS MORNING.  ADDITIONAL

RAINS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED 

AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT OR DURING PERIODS OF RAIN...WHERE DAYLIGHT

IS DIMMED FROM HEAVY CLOUDS AND RAIN.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 

RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 2929 9877 2917 9842 2947 9817 2970 9865



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