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WGUS54 KSJT 282316

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TXC413-290315-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

615 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SCHLEICHER COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT



* AT 615 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS

  AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS

  OF SCHLEICHER COUNTY. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOWED LITTLE 

  MOVEMENT.   





* RAINFALL TOTALING 1.5 TO 2 INCHES HAS FALLEN OVER CENTRAL AND 

  EASTERN SCHLEICHER COUNTY SINCE 3 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES

  OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH 830 PM. THIS RAIN WILL FALL ON ALREADY

  SATURATED GROUND...AND WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. 



* THE SCHLEICHER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 915 WAS

  BEING CLOSED WEST OF ELDORADO ALONG FINNIGAN DRAW...DUE TO HIGH 

  WATER.



DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. THE WATER DEPTH

MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO

DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.



LAT...LON 3097 10059 3075 10065 3073 10015 3103 10018



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