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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

725 AM CDT TUE JUL 2 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  TRAVIS

  BASTROP

  FAYETTE



* UNTIL NOON CDT



* AT 720 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO 

HEAVY RAIN MOVING NORTH INTO TRAVIS...BASTROP AND FAYETTE 

COUNTIES.   



MANY STREETS AND ROADS ACROSS TRAVIS..BASTROP AND  COUNTY WILL BE 

VERY DANGEROUS THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD AVOID LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS AND LOW LYING AREAS.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER 

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



PEDESTRIANS IN CREEK CHANNEL WALKWAYS AND UNDER BRIDGES SHOULD BE 

AWARE THAT WATER CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY...POSSIBLY TRAPPING THEM. 



LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM FLOOD PRONE AREAS. 



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS. 



LAT...LON 3029 9795 3016 9781 2972 9700 3026 9727

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