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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1209 PM CDT WED JUL 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  TRAVIS

  HAYS

  CALDWELL

  GUADALUPE



* UNTIL 300 PM CDT



* AT 1209 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS      

  THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH ACROSS TRAVIS...HAYS...       

  CALDWELL AND GUADALUPE COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER 

  HOUR ARE ESTIMATED BY RADAR. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE          

  DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THESE COUNTIES AND WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE 

  WARNED AREA THROUGH AT LEAST 1 PM. 



LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THIS ALREADY 

SATURATED AREA WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS... 

HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ALREADY 

RUNNING AT NEAR CAPACITY AND WILL QUICKLY FLOW OUT OF BANKS WITH THE 

ADDED RAINFALL.  



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE ACROSS 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.

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