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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

245 AM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007



TXC029-151015-

BEXAR TX-

245 AM CDT SUN JUL 15 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR BEXAR

COUNTY...



AT 245 AM CDT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER BEXAR COUNTY 

AND SAN ANTONIO.  OCCASIONAL RAIN...VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL 

CONTINUE OVER SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS 

FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  RAINFALL RATES SO FAR ARE INDICATED 

TO BE AROUND 2 TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN AREAS.  

IN THE PAST 45 MINUTES...0.98 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AT

SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...A RAINFALL RATE OF 1.31 INCHES

PER HOUR.  WITH SOILS SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS THIS YEAR...THE 

HEAVY RAIN WILL EASILY RUNOFF TO LOW LYING AREAS AND LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS.  OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL CONTINUE 

WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. 

 

RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL FLOOD CREEKS...STREAMS...STREET 

INTERSECTIONS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS...CULVERTS AND UNDERPASSES.

LOW LYING PLACES THAT NORMALLY FLOOD COULD BECOME DEATH TRAPS. DO 

NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED AREA. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN.



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.



LAT...LON 2928 9875 2915 9842 2942 9817 2970 9841

      2971 9881



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