1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 1:11 PM CST, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 211 PM CDT TUE JUL 2 2002 FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY BE REISSUED WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THE THREAT AREA REDEFINED WESTWARD. THE MCS THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE HILL COUNTY THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON IS WEAKENING AFTER DUMPING 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS UVALDE COUNTY. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING ACROSS THE EASTERN CWFA...JUST EAST OF THE DECAYING MCS. THESE STORMS WILL TRAIN NORTHWARD FROM THE COASTAL BEND. THIS AREA...FROM SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN AND BURNET EASTWARD...WILL HAVE THE GREATEST RISK OF FLASH FLOODING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE ETA/MESOETA WILL BE THE BASIS FOR THIS FCST. IT SLOWLY MOVES THE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROF AXIS SOUTHWESTWARD INTO MEXICO BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS MEANS THE HEAVY RAINS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT WESTWARD TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN COUNTIES WEDNESDAY...WITH RAINS DIMINISHING OVER THE EASTERN COUNTIES. RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH BUT CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS DAYTIME HEATING INTERACTS WITH THE RESIDUAL TROPICAL AIRMASS. PRELIMS... AUS 073/084 073/088 073 74220 DRT 074/085 075/088 075 76640 SAT 073/085 074/089 074 85320 .EWX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE CWA TONIGHT. 13/09
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
General 2 to 3 inch totals over Lee County with isolated amounts to 4 inches in the western part of the county caused low water crossings to flood briefly. No damages were indicated.
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