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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

732 AM CDT THU AUG 30 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  KARNES



* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT



* AT 730 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  FROM KENEDY TO HELENA AND FROM KARNES CITY TO COY...MOVING NORTH

  AT 10 MPH.  RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE 

  EXPECTED AND AROUND 3 INCHES HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO ALREADY HAVE 

  FALLEN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.





LAT...LON 2873 9799 2882 9760 2900 9778 2912 9765

          2921 9773 2890 9816

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