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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

458 PM CDT SUN JUL 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  GUADALUPE

  BEXAR

  MEDINA

  UVALDE



* UNTIL 700 PM CDT



* AT 458 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF 

RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...FORMING OVER PARTS OF GUADALUPE...BEXAR...

MEDINA...AND UVALDE COUNTIES.  THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

WILL CONTINUE OVER GUADALUPE...BEXAR...MEDINA...AND UVALDE COUNTIES

FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS...CAUSING PERIODS OF RAIN....THAT WILL

BE HEAVY AT TIMES. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE RAINS...WITH THESE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND 

FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING 

AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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 2957 10001 2916 10001 2915 9891 2930 9886

          2922 9846 2946 9824 2947 9782 2971 9789

          2953 9834 2968 9845 2973 9865 2958 9886

          2955 9943

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