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Offline Harryca

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Flooding in Texas
« on: June 20, 2014, 05:43:56 AM »
Happened to see this storm report on IEMBOT and Flash Flood Warning.

•Brackettville [Kinney Co, TX] LAW ENFORCEMENT reports FLASH FLOOD at 4:00 AM CDT -- SOME RESIDENTS IN BRACKETVILLE ARE BEING EVACUATED FROM HOMES. ON GOING HEAVY RAIN HAS RESULTED IN RADAR ESTIMATES OF 10 TO 12 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE LAST 8 TO 10 HOURS.

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Alert: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
 
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
KINNEY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SPOFFORD...BRACKETTVILLE...
MAVERICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUEMADO...
 
* UNTIL 645 AM CDT
 
* AT 336 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING AND NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES FROM EARLIER THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN KINNEY AND NORTHERN MAVERICK COUNTIES...WHERE A WIDESPREAD 6 TO 12 INCHES OF RAINFALL OCCURRED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 15 INCHES. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THIS AREA...AS DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING. THE HEAVY RAINFALL IS SHIFTING NORTH INTO NORTHERN KINNEY AND SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTIES...WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
 
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AMANDA... STANDART...ANACACHO...ALAMO VILLAGE AND CARTA VALLEY
 
Instructions: BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.
Target Area:
Edwards
 Kinney
 Maverick
 



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