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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

845 PM CDT SAT JUL 27 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN HANSFORD COUNTY IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SPEARMAN

  HUTCHINSON COUNTY IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BORGER



* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT



* AT 845 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR                      

  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF 

  HUTCHINSON COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  HUTCHINSON COUNTY

  SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS FLOODING ALONG HIGHWAY 207 IN NORTHERN

  HUTCHINSON COUNTY.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MORSE...PRINGLE AND SANFORD



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF LOW

SPOTS ALONG HIGHWAYS...SMALL CREEKS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL

AS LOW LYING RANCH LAND.



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

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3623 10159 3564 10159 3566 10113 3622 10112

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