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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

947 AM CDT WED JUL 3 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  REAL



* UNTIL NOON CDT



* AT 944 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWRS AND

  THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER REAL COUNTY.  THE RAIN WAS NEARLY 

  STATIONARY.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.  THIS RAIN WILL 

CAUSE RAPID RUNOFF AND FLOODING ALONG THE FRIO AND NUECES RIVERS 

ALREADY NEAR FLOOD FROM OVERNIGHT RAINS. 



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 2965 10001 2964 9963 3007 9973 3008 9996

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