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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

925 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GONZALES

  KARNES



* UNTIL 12 NOON CDT



* AT 920 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS KARNES COUNTY MOVING         

  NORTHEAST AT NEAR 20 MPH.  RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE TO TWO      

  INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED ON GROUND THAT IS ALREADY

  SATURATED.  MODERATE SHOWERS OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR CONTINUES

  OVER GONZALES COUNTY.  RAINS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE FROM THE WEST

  OVER GONZALES COUNTY...BUT CONTINUED FLOODING.    



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 2938 9780 2926 9776 2922 9769 2890 9812

          2871 9804 2872 9783 2881 9761 2901 9780

          2916 9759 2942 9727 2965 9719 2974 9732

          2968 9752 2961 9764

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