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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

555 PM CDT SUN JUL 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  KINNEY

  MAVERICK



* UNTIL 700 PM CDT



* AT 555 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF 

RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF MAVERICK AND

KINNEY COUNTIES...FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.  SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER MAVERICK AND KINNEY COUNTIES

THROUGH 7 PM...CAUSING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.



WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...SOME HAIL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING

WILL ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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 2903 10065 2829 10017 2960 10015 2961 10065

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