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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1100 PM CDT WED JUL 3 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  GILLESPIE

  BLANCO

  KENDALL



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



* AT 1100 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ACROSS 

WESTERN KENDALL COUNTY INTO WESTERN BLANCO AND EASTERN GILLESPIE 

COUNTIES.  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING UP FROM 

THE SOUTH AT 25 MPH. THESE RAINS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE FLASH FLOODING.



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.



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 2984 9890 2981 9870 2997 9847 3042 9818

          3046 9922 3021 9923 3012 9884

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