Flash Flood Warning 208, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Sep 8, 2002, 4:18 AM CDT (09:18 UTC)

Expired

Sep 8, 2002, 7:15 AM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Bexar County, TX

000 
WGUS54 KEWX 080918
FFWSAT
TXC029-081215-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
415 AM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  BEXAR

* UNTIL 715 AM CDT

* AT 415 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN
  JUST EAST OF LACKLAND AFB...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE 
AREA THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS.  LEON CREEK IS EXPECTED TO FLOOD 
LOW-LYING AREAS AND BRIDGES...AND POSSIBLY THE WESTOVER DRIVE BRIDGE 
ACROSS KELLY AFB.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ENTER FLOODED STREETS AND 
CROSSINGS. 

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT
QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY
IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.


LAT...LON 2928 9860 2941 9844 2968 9863 2941 9873

000 
WGUS74 KEWX 080954
FFSSAT
TXC029-081215-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
450 AM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BEXAR COUNTY UNTIL 715 AM 
CDT...

AT 445 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CONTINUED TRAINING OF HEAVY 
RAINS WESTWARD OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF BEXAR COUNTY.
AS OF 415 AM...OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN AT KELLY USA IN AN 
HOUR AND A HALF. IN ADDITION...A REPORT OF LEON CREEK INUNDATING TWO 
BRIDGES AT LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE HAS BEEN RECEIVED.  SHOWERS AND 
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS BEXAR 
COUNTY DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.      

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT
QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN
AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
WEATHER INFORMATION.

Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 2002Every flash flood warning in 2002

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