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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

443 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  KERR

  BANDERA



* UNTIL 700 PM CDT



* AT 443 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF 

  THUNDERSTORMS VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF KERR 

  COUNTY AND CENTRAL BANDERA COUNTY.  THESE STORMS ARE MOVING SOUTH 

  AT 20 MPH BUT ARE TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE...         

  ALONG HIGHWAY 16 BETWEEN KERRVILL AND MEDINA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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.

CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING 

THREATENING RAINS.



LAT...LON 3004 9902 3009 9951 2969 9954 2966 9907

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