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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
411 AM CDT TUE JUN 20 2006
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST HALF OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRIFT WEST
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY AND LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS
WILL PULL A VERY MOIST AIRMASS INTO THE AREA AND GENERATE
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.
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FAYETTE-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANGE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...
CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE
411 AM CDT TUE JUN 20 2006
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS...DE WITT...FAYETTE...
GONZALES...KARNES AND LAVACA.
* FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
* AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST INTO
EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY, AND LINGER NEAR
THE ESCARPMENT TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING VERY MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIR. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AREAWIDE
DURING THE DAY. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL DEVELOP DUE TO SLOW MOVEMENT
AND RAINS REPEATING OVER THE SAME AREAS. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES. SOILS WILL BECOME SATURATED TODAY AND THE THREAT OF
FLOODING WILL INCREASE. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO DELAY OR CANCEL TRAVEL AFTER SUNSET.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN OR
NEAR THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...PLAN NOW FOR
WHAT YOU WILL DO IF FLASH FLOODING DEVELOPS. STAY INFORMED AND
BE READY TO ACT IF YOU SEE FLOODING OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
IS ISSUED.