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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

855 PM CDT SUN JUL 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  ATASCOSA

  KARNES



* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT



* AT 854 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  15 MILES SOUTH OF JOURDANTON TO CAMPBELLTON TO KARNES CITY...HELENA

  AND KENEDY...MOVING SLOWLY NORTH AT 5 MPH.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO

  3 INCHES PER HOUR WERE NOTED.  GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND. 



LAT...LON 2896 9862 2864 9872 2865 9825 2877 9771

          2914 9782 2886 9817

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