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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

600 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BURNET

  LLANO

  TRAVIS

  GILLESPIE

  BLANCO

  HAYS

  KERR

  KENDALL

  COMAL

  BANDERA



* UNTIL 10 PM CDT



* AT 6 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN  

  ASSOCIATED WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING OVER  

  MUCH OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY.  THE AREA MOST AFFECTED IS FROM    

  AUSTIN AND CANYON LAKE WESTWARD TO KERRVILLE AND FREDERICKSBURG    

  AND NORTHWARD TO LLANO AND BURNET.  THERE WAS LITTLE MOVEMENT TO   

  MANY OF THESE STORMS.



SINCE THE GROUND IS SUPER-SATURATED FROM PRIOR DELUGES...AND BECAUSE 

MANY HILL COUNTRY CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE WELL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...ANY 

ADDITIONAL RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS WILL NOT SOAK IN BUT ADD TO THE 

ALREADY DANGEROUS RIVER LEVELS.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY AND 

ADJACENT EDWARDS PLATEAU TONIGHT.  THIS REMAINS A VERY DANGEROUS AND 

LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER SITUATION.



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