

000 

WGUS54 KAMA 060850

FFWAMA

TXC359-060945-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

345 AM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN OLDHAM COUNTY IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF VEGA



* UNTIL 445 AM CDT



* AT 338 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO  

  4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN ALONG HIGHWAY 385 NORTH OF VEGA WITH   

  LOCALLY 5 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE OLDHAM COUNTY SHERRIFS OFFICE  

  REPORTED ALMOST 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN VEGA ALONG          

  INTERSTATE 40. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED 

  AS THE HEAVY RAIN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE NEXT HOUR.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WILDORADO



MOTORISTS WILL ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY RISING WATER AT UNDERPASSES...

INTERSECTIONS...DRAINAGE DITCHES AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD

DANGERS.



LAT...LON 3543 10258 3519 10257 3519 10216 3544 10216

