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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

529 PM CDT SUN JUL 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE



* UNTIL 700 PM CDT



* AT 529 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A CONTINUATION OF 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FORMING OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY.  

RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED WITH THESE SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF VAL VERDE COUNTY THROUGH 7 PM.



OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 MPH...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...

AND SOME HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM 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 2969 10133 2954 10109 2931 10079 3024 10074

          3025 10173 2983 10170 2982 10142

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