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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

929 AM CDT MON JUL 1 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  BEXAR

  ATASCOSA



* UNTIL NOON CDT



* AT 927 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  BETWEEN CHARLOTTE AND HINDES WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN

  ELSEWHERE ACROSS ATASCOSA AND MAINLY SOUTHERN BEXAR COUNTY.

  THE RAINS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO THE NORTH AT 5 TO 10 MPH.



  RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE ESTIMATED BETWEEN     

  CHARLOTTE AND HINDES WITH RATES OF ONE-HALF TO ONE AND ONE-HALF

  INCH PER HOUR ELSEWHERE.  



  EVEN THOUGH RAINFALL RATES WILL SLOWLY DECREASE...RUNOFF WILL 

  CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE MORNING HOURS.  



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 2866 9879 2868 9839 2879 9811 2915 9846

          2948 9818 2963 9879

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