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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

354 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  BURNET

  LLANO

  GILLESPIE

  BLANCO

  KERR

  KENDALL

  COMAL

  BANDERA

  BEXAR

  MEDINA

  WILSON

  ATASCOSA

  KARNES

  FRIO



* UNTIL 800 PM CDT



* AT 353 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

PERSISTENT BROAD BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO 

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SOUTH OF DILLEY AND KENEDY TO NORTH OF MASON AND 

BURNET.  



THE RAIN WAS MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.  THE BAND WAS NEARLY STATIONARY 

AND WAS TRAINING OVER THE SAME AREAS AS EARLIER RAINS.



ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR WERE INDICATED 

AND TOTALS CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE IN THE WARNED AREA.  THIS WILL 

CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO REMAIN IN FLOOD MAINTAINING FLASH FLOOD 

CONDITIONS IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA.



THIS IS A DANGEROUS LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.  IF YOU ARE NEAR 

STREAMS...RIVERS AND LOW LYING AREAS AS RAIN PASSES MOVE TO HIGHER 

GROUND IMMEDIATELY AS RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND.  CAMPERS SHOULD EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND.  



LAT...LON 2869 9941 2867 9834 2879 9813 2881 9761

          2964 9841 3012 9837 3100 9794 3091 9893

          2998 9932

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