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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

353 PM CDT SUN JUL 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  MAVERICK

  DIMMIT



* UNTIL 600 PM CDT



* AT 353 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS 

AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO PARTS OF MAVERICK AND DIMMIT

COUNTIES...WITH LCALLY HEAVY RAIN.  RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...

WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED OVER DIMMIT AND 

MAVERICK COUNTIES THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS.  IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS

LIGHTNING AND SOME HAIL WILL ACCOMAPANY SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2819 10012 2828 9972 2852 9969 2855 10030

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