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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 6 2006



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BEXAR TX-

1015 AM CDT SAT MAY 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR 

BEXAR COUNTY...



AT 1015 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AREAS OF RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER BEXAR

COUNTY...MOVING TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH. 



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE NEXT HOURS WILL CAUSE 

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.  IN ADDITION...RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS EARLIER 

THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.  RAINFALL

AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5 INCHES HAS BEEN OBSERVED OVER

BEXAR COUNTY SINCE 700 AM THIS MORNING.  



FLOODING AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS IS 

EXPECTED THROUGH 1215 PM CDT. 



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

AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT OR EVEN DAYLIGHT HOURS...WHEN THE LIGHT

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

LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.



RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL FLOOD CREEKS, STREAMS, STREET

INTERSECTIONS, CULVERTS AND UNDERPASSES. LOW LYING PLACES THAT

NORMALLY FLOOD COULD BECOME DEATH TRAPS. DO NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED

AREA. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



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



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