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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

120 AM CDT WED JUL 3 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  UVALDE



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 110 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  WITH RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR MOVING INTO EASTERN 

  UVALDE COUNTY. 



SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL FLOOD THE NEXT FEW HOURS...FLOODING 

SECONDARY ROADS...LOW BRIDGES AND CROSSINGS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE 

GREAT CARE APPROACHING FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES 

ENTER FLOODED CROSSINGS. 



RISES WILL PASS DOWN THE NUECES...FRIO AND SABINAL RIVERS THE NEXT 

FEW HOURS. RECREATIONISTS SHOULD VACATE THE RIVERS AND MONITOR NEWS 

FOR HEAVY RAIN AND FLOOD STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. BE READY TO MOVE  

AUTOS...  RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND PROPERTY FROM THE FLOOD PLAIN IF 

HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

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

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



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 2950 9963 2937 9948 2917 9957 2959 9983

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