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WGUS54 KEWX 052349

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TXC029-091-060200-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

649 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



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

  COMAL

  BEXAR



* UNTIL 9 PM CDT



* AT 649 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF 

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM DEVINE TO 

  BLANCO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES

  PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE.



WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS...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. BE 

ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.  

 



LAT...LON 2965 9881 2928 9876 2917 9845 2947 9818

          2957 9838 2964 9832 2983 9806 3000 9830

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