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WGUS54 KSJT 141659

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TXC411-142100-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

1158 AM CDT SUN JUL 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SAN SABA COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 400 PM CDT



* AT 1147 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHLAND SPRINGS.  THE AREA OF HEAVY

  RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



* ESTIMATED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN 4           

  MILES SOUTH OF RICHLAND SPRINGS...AND NEAR SKEETERVILLE THIS       

  MORNING.  THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS FALLEN OVER A       

  LARGE AREA OF SAN SABA COUNTY...FROM ELM GROVE TO                  

  RICHLAND SPRINGS TO SAN SABA TO CHAPPEL.



THE ADDITIONAL RAINALL OVER SATURATED SOIL WILL RUN OFF AND PRODUCE 

FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. 

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

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS 

OCCUR IN VEHICLES.



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