Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1242 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

TXZ217-160000-
MAVERICK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EAGLE PASS
1242 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

...WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS THE CITY OF EAGLE PASS...

VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MAVERICK COUNTY HAS LED TO SIGNIFICANT...
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN AND NEAR THE CITY OF EAGLE PASS. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IN EAGLE PASS OVER THE LAST 36 HOURS HAVE PEAKED AROUND 17
INCHES...WITH 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS REACHING JUST OVER 15
INCHES. THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE HIGH WATER
RESCUES WITH MANY RESIDENTS DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES. DUE TO THE
AMOUNT OF RAIN...FLOOD WATERS REMAIN HIGH AND WILL LIKELY RECEDE
SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO AVOID
TRAVEL AND REMAIN CLEAR OF FLOODED AREAS WHILE RESCUE AND CLEANUP
OPERATIONS CONTINUE.

RAIN CHANCES REMAIN HIGH TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL
ONLY AGGRAVATE THE ONGOING FLOODING. MAVERICK COUNTY REMAINS UNDER
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9 PM CDT.

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