000 WGUS84 KEWX 230826 FLSSAT TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-220>225-231200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 327 AM CDT WED OCT 23 2002 ...PORTIONS OF THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAVE BEEN CLEARED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BANDERA...BLANCO...BURNET...EDWARDS...GILLESPIE...KENDALL...KERR... KINNEY...LEE...LLANO...MEDINA...REAL...TRAVIS...UVALDE...VAL VERDE AND WILLIAMSON. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES UNTIL 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MORNING... ATASCOSA...BASTROP...BEXAR...CALDWELL...COMAL...DEWITT...FAYETTE... GONZALES...GUADALUPE...HAYS...KARNES...LAVACA AND WILSON. A LARGE COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OVER GROUNDS THAT ARE SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS. THE MAIN AREAS THAT CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING ARE LOCATED ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND 50 MILES TO EITHER SIDE OF INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND COLUMBUS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT THE FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...AND LOW LYING AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HEAVY RAINS AND AVOID DRIVING THROUGH LOW LYING AREAS OR INTO HIGH WATER. DO NOT DRIVER AROUND BARRICADES.