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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

940 PM CDT MON JUL 1 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  COMAL



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT



* AT 939 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  BETWEEN CANYON LAKE AND NEW BRAUNFELS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR WERE ESTIMATED.



* THIS WARNING INCLUDES LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND...

  CANYON LAKE

  NEW BRAUNFELS



THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.  TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.



THE COMAL...DRY COMAL...AND BLEIDERS CREEK ARE IN FLOOD AND WILL 

CONTINUE TO RUN IN FLOOD FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2977 9864 2976 9838 2974 9834 2962 9828

          2976 9802 2984 9805 3003 9831

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