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FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Williamson and Travis Counties!!

A Flash Flood EMERGENCY has been declared for Travis and Williamson Counties including Austin, Pflugerville, Round Rock, Taylor, Granger, and Georgetown. An extremely dangerous and life threatening flood situation is developing. 2 to 5 inches of rain has fallen over the past two hours and will result in major flooding. This has the potential to produce extremely significant flash flooding including in areas that typically do not flood. Avoid travel if at all possible and do not drive into flood waters. Those near creeks, streams, and rivers should be prepared for rapid rises and move to higher ground if ordered to evacuate. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY!

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
402 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

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…FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR EASTERN WILLIAMSON AND EASTERN TRAVIS
COUNTIES…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
TRAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…
CENTRAL WILLIAMSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS…

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 359 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5
INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST TWO HOURS. DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING
WILL CONTINUE.

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THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR EASTERN WILLIAMSON AND
EASTERN TRAVIS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
AUSTIN…ROUND ROCK…CEDAR PARK…GEORGETOWN…PFLUGERVILLE…
TAYLOR…GRANGER…SERENADA…WINDEMERE…AUSTIN BERGSTROM INT
AP…TANGLEWOOD FOREST…ANDERSON MILL…LEANDER…HUTTO…
LAKEWAY…MANOR…BEE CAVE…WEST LAKE HILLS…THE HILLS AND
ROLLINGWOOD.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE
THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

REMAIN ALERT FOR FLOODING EVEN IN LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN.
CREEKS…STREAMS AND RIVERS CAN BECOME RAGING KILLER CURRENTS IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES…EVEN FROM DISTANT RAINFALL.

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David Reimer

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