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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

450 AM CDT THU JUL 4 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  LLANO

  GILLESPIE

  KERR

  KENDALL

  REAL

  BANDERA

  MEDINA

  UVALDE



* UNTIL 12 NOON TODAY...JULY 4TH...2002



* AT 455 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF 

RAIN...VERY HEAVY AT TIMES...FROM PARTS OF UVALDE AND MEDINA

COUNTIES...NORTHWARD TO PARTS OF REAL...BANDERA...KERR...

KENDALL...GILLESPIE...AND LLANO COUNTIES.



THIS AREA OF RAIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTME ALOFT 

OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS.  CONTINUED RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES IS EXPECTED

THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  



EVEN IF THE RAIN DECREASES...RUNOFF FROM RAINS WILL CONTINUE

TO RUN INTO LOW LYING AREAS...STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS...CAUSING

FLASH FLOODING. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.  



ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS 

AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED 

QUICKLY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 2982 9868 2977 9888 2912 9886 2912 10007

          2962 10010 2960 9998 3005 9995 3006 9978

          3004 9960 3028 9966 3025 9936 3025 9925

          3055 9933 3048 9890 3093 9888 3090 9850

          3023 9873 2998 9853

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