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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1044 AM CDT SUN SEP 9 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  VAL VERDE



* UNTIL 100 PM CDT



* AT 1041 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY  

  RAIN FROM DEL RIO AND LAUGHLIN AFB TO LOMA ALTA TO COMSTOCK. 

  RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE.    



FLOODING IS LIKELY ON LOW WATER CROSSINGS ALONG HIGHWAYS 90...277 

AND 377.  FLOODING ALONG SAN FELIPE CREEK...SYCAMORE CREEK AS WELL 

AS STREAMS FLOWING INTO LAKE AMISTAD IS LIKELY.  



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.





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