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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1110 PM CDT THU JUL 4 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  BEXAR



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



SHOWERS HAVE STARTED ENTERING THE SOUTHERN PART OF BEXAR COUNTY.  

WITH ADDITIONAL RAIN MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH...AN INCH OF RAIN MAY 

OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  THIS WILL CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS 

TO REMAIN IN FLOOD MAINTAINING FLASH FLOOD CONDITIONS IN NUMEROUS 

LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY.



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.



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.



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.





LAT...LON 2933 9878 2917 9841 2945 9821 2969 9844

          2970 9875

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