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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

551 PM CDT MON JUL 29 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  EDWARDS



* UNTIL 8 PM CDT



* AT 551 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  OVER NORTHWEST EDWARDS COUNTY...MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.



DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES RAINFALL RATES UP TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 

FALLING FROM SOME OF THESE STORMS. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE 

STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS...DRY CREEK BEDS...AND 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. 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 3027 10066 3008 10069 2972 10068 3027 9985

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