Flash Flood Warning 55, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Jul 15, 2003, 6:29 PM CDT (23:29 UTC)

Expired

Jul 15, 2003, 9:30 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Atascosa County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Lavaca County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KEWX 152333
FFWSAT
TXC013-123-255-285-160230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
629 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  LAVACA
  DEWITT
  ATASCOSA
  KARNES

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 629 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED BANDS OF VERY 
HEAVY RAIN FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUNGE TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF   
CHRISTINE...ROTATING COUNTER CLOCKWISE AT 20 MPH.  ANOTHER BAND OF 
HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING NORTHWEST INTO LAVACA COUNTY AT 20 MPH.  RADAR 
HAS ESTIMATED UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOUTHERN KARNES 
COUNTY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER
LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.

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.

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.


LAT...LON 2917 9783 2884 9821 2909 9876 2873 9876
          2877 9782 2879 9739 2932 9667 2956 9700
          2893 9766

$$

000 
WGUS74 KEWX 160139
FFSSAT
TXC013-123-255-285-160230-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
838 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR LAVACA...DEWITT...ATASCOSA AND
KARNES COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

AT 838 PM...DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATED AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER SOUTHERN KARNES COUNTY SINCE AROUND NOON. 
MEANWHILE...NUMEROUS LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE APPARENTLY 
RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCHES. 

TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST AT AROUND 15 MPH 
WITH HEAVIEST RAINFALL REFOCUSING CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF THE STORM. 

ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVER DEWITT AND LAVACA 
COUNTIES...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL 
BE POSSIBLE OVER ATASCOSA AND KARNES COUNTIES. IF THIS 
HAPPENS...THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL CREATE VERY SERIOUS FLOODING 
CONDITIONS...AND A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE REISSUED FOR THESE TWO 
COUNTIES LATE THIS EVENING. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED OVER 
KARNES AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES THIS EVENING. 

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. STAY TUNED TO 
LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

$$

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