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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

346 PM CDT TUE SEP 4 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN TEXAS...

  LAVACA

  DEWITT

  KARNES



* UNTIL 8 PM CDT



* AT 345 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF      

  THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING VERY HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTHWARD INTO     

  KARNES...LAVACA AND DEWITT COUNTIES FROM THE SOUTH. 

                                

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

CREEKS...LOW-WATER CROSSINGS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.  

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 

AND RIVERS AND OTHER LOW-LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH 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 HEAVY RAIN AND 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.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL 

TEXAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.





LAT...LON 2895 9793 2881 9778 2988 9626 2942 9693

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