Flash Flood Warning 231, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Oct 8, 2002, 9:14 AM CDT (14:14 UTC)

Expired

Oct 8, 2002, 12:00 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Bandera County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Real County, TX, Val Verde County, TX

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
910 AM CDT TUE OCT 8 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  EDWARDS
  KERR
  VAL VERDE
  REAL
  BANDERA
  KINNEY

* UNTIL 1200 PM CDT

* AT 910 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 
RAINS FROM NORTHERN MAVERICK COUNTY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE RIVER NORTH 
AND NORTHEAST TO ENCOMPASS MUCH OF KINNEY...VAL VERDE... EDWARDS... 
REAL...KERR AND BANDERA COUNTIES.  AN ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN 
THE PAST 24 HOURS WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN 
PORTIONS OF THE HILL COUNTRY. RAINFALL RATES OF AN INCH TO AN INCH 
AND A HALF PER HOUR CONTINUE TH1S MORNING. 

OVER BANDERA COUNTY...CAMPERS AND RIVER RECREATIONISTS SHOULD MOVE 
AWAY FROM THE MEDINA RIVER.  A SIGNIFICANT RISE COULD BE MOVING 
DOWNSTREAM DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THE NEXT ONE TO TWO 
HOURS...INCREASING RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND FLOODING.  CAMPERS IN 
JELLYSTONE RV PARK SHOULD MONITOR RAINFALL AND FLOOD FORECASTS. IF 
SERIOUS FLOODING DEVELOPS...RV CAMPERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE AS 
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS ADVISE. 
       
OVER EDWARDS COUNTY...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES PERIODS OF ADDITIONAL 
HEAVY RAIN THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS OVER EDWARDS COUNTY.  CAMPERS 
SHOULD REMOVE AUTOS...RV CAMPERS...AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE NUECES 
RIVER FLOOD PLAIN ABOVE BARKSDALE TO ABOVE UVALDE. 

OVER REAL COUNTY...LOW WATER CROSSINGS ALONG FM 337 AND OTHER 
SECONDARY ROADS WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AND BE VERY DANGEROUS THE NEXT 
FEW HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD APPROACH DRAWS AND CROSSINGS VERY SLOWLY 
AND IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES ENTER FLOODED ROAD CROSSINGS. 
   
OVER MAVERICK COUNTY...
LIVESTOCK...EQUIPMENT AND PUMPS SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM FLOOD PRONE 
AREAS OF LAS MORAS...ELM...AND PICOSA CREEKS.  LIVESTOCK WILL 
GENERALLY MOVE TO HIGH GROUND WHEN THEY SEE A RIVER RISE 
APPROACHING.  IN THE RIO GRANDE...THE HIGH GROUND IS OFTEN AN 
ISLAND.  RANCHERS WITH LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT IN THE RIO GRANDE 
RIVER CHANNEL SHOULD MONITOR NEWS REPORTS FOR FLOOD WARNINGS. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING 
FOR THESE AREAS. 
 
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLASH 
FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY 
WASHES AND ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 
AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS
IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS
THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL
ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR
CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID
CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.

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