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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

637 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  EDWARDS

  REAL



* UNTIL 830 PM CDT



* AT 637 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  OVER EASTERN EDWARDS AND NORTHERN REAL COUNTIES MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR

  WILL BE OVER REAL AND EDWARDS COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.

  

2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL RUNOFF AND CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...

AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 3026 10063 2970 10060 2970 9967 3023 9986

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