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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

509 PM CDT MON JUL 22 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  POTTER COUNTY IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF AMARILLO

  RANDALL COUNTY IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CANYON



* UNTIL 700 PM CDT



* AT 509 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED            

  VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER AMARILLO...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. AMARILLO

  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS RISING WATER IN MANY LOCATIONS

  IN AMARILLO. MAJOR FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED ON I-40 AND

  ALSO ON AMARILLO BLVD.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUFFALO LAKE...BUSHLAND...

  LAKE TANGLEWOOD...PALO DURO CANYON...UMBARGER AND VALLEY DE ORO



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING WATER IN AN AUTOMOBILE OR ON FOOT

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3482 10217 3483 10165 3558 10165 3559 10214

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