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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1140 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006



TXC013-123-255-050530-

DEWITT TX-ATASCOSA TX-KARNES TX-

1140 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT FOR

KARNES...ATASCOSA AND DEWITT COUNTIES...



AT 1140 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS 

SOUTHERN KARNES AND DEWITT COUNTIES MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.   

RAINFALL RATES PER HOUR WERE IN THE TWO TO TWO AND A HALF INCH RANGE 

ACROSS SOUTHERN KARNES AND DEWITT COUNTIES.  



WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. THE LIFE YOU

SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.



IT IS HARD TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING AT NIGHT. IF FLOOD

WATERS RISE ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT STAY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.



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

AREAS...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR

LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE LATEST FLOOD INFORMATION.



LAT...LON 2870 9789 2872 9793 2869 9801 2878 9809

      2870 9822 2879 9850 2891 9824 2888 9818

      2901 9801 2916 9767 2912 9761 2930 9736

      2935 9726 2912 9704



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