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TXC029-081215-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

415 AM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  BEXAR



* UNTIL 715 AM CDT



* AT 415 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  JUST EAST OF LACKLAND AFB...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.



DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE 

AREA THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS.  LEON CREEK IS EXPECTED TO FLOOD 

LOW-LYING AREAS AND BRIDGES...AND POSSIBLY THE WESTOVER DRIVE BRIDGE 

ACROSS KELLY AFB.  MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ENTER FLOODED STREETS AND 

CROSSINGS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.





LAT...LON 2928 9860 2941 9844 2968 9863 2941 9873

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