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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1145 PM CDT WED JUL 3 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  MEDINA

  UVALDE

  ATASCOSA

  FRIO



* UNTIL 300 AM CDT



* AT 1140 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN CONTINUING OVER NORTHERN ATASCOSA AND DEVELOPING OVER FRIO

  AND MEDINA...AND INTO UVALDE COUNTY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.     



RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH RATES UP TO 3 INCHES 

PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIER DOWNPOURS.  



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.



LAT...LON 2956 10002 2915 10004 2913 9936 2871 9934

          2878 9825 2906 9846 2917 9878 2950 9889

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