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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

406 PM CDT MON JUL 1 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  MEDINA



* UNTIL 700 PM CDT



* AT 406 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  OVER THE RIOMEDINA...CASTROVILLE...AND LACOSTE AREAS WITH RAINFALL

  RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.  THE RAINS WERE MOVING SLOWLY TO

  THE NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.  THE SOILS ARE SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS

  RAINS AND RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID AND CAUSE 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.



LAT...LON 2927 9898 2924 9882 2971 9882 2956 9893

          2960 9900

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