Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
306 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

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MEDINA-UVALDE-BANDERA-
306 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...
  BANDERA COUNTY...
  NORTHEASTERN UVALDE COUNTY...
  NORTHWESTERN MEDINA COUNTY...

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 300 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
  DETECTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY
  AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN
  HAS FALLEN OVER PARTS OF NORTHEASTERN UVALDE COUNTY AND CENTRAL
  PORTIONS OF BANDERA COUNTY. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM IS EXPECTED TO
  MOVE ACROSS THESE RAIN SOAKED AREAS BETWEEN 315 AM AND 430 AM
  CDT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN POSSIBLE.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
  OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER
  CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING
  INCLUDE...MEDINA...TARPLEY...KNIPPA AND UTOPIA.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS MOST LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED BY THESE HEAVY RAINS
WILL BE MOSTLY ALONG THE UPPER REACHES OF THE SABINAL RIVER...SECO
CREEK...AND THE MEDINA RIVER BETWEEN THE CITIES OF MEDINA AND
BANDERA...AS WELL AS THE TRIBUTARIES OF THESE CREEKS AND STREAMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS IF WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON
FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 2987 9915 2982 9903 2963 9915 2947 9944
      2925 9967 2953 9966 2971 9952

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