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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

342 PM CDT SAT AUG 10 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  TRAVIS



* UNTIL 545 PM CDT



* AT 342 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  OVER AUSTIN...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.



OVER THE PAST HOUR...THUNDERSTORMS OVER TRAVIS COUNTY HAVE BEEN 

TRAINING ALONG AN EAST-WEST LINE FROM NEAR LAGO VISTA...ACROSS 

DOWNTOWN AUSTIN...TO NEAR DEL VALLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 

INCHES HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY RADAR OVER THESE AREAS. THE AUSTIN FIRE 

DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMED THEY HAVE BEGUN CLOSING ROADWAYS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 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 3017 9771 3032 9760 3057 9801 3035 9810

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