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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

220 PM CDT WED JUL 17 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  BLANCO

  KENDALL

  BEXAR



* UNTIL 500 PM CDT



* AT 220 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  TRAINING ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY INTO COMAL...KENDALL AND 

  BLANCO COUNTIES.  



SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO THE 

SOUTH AND MOVE ACROSS BEXAR...KENDALL AND BLANCO COUNTIES FOR THE 

NEXT COUPLE HOURS.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE 

EXPECTED IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.  CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RISE 

RAPIDLY.  



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 3006 9861 3006 9884 2926 9875 2922 9843

          2946 9819 2975 9869 3007 9836 3042 9821

          3046 9851

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