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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

139 PM CDT SUN SEP 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  LAVACA



* UNTIL 345 PM CDT



* AT 139 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  8 MILES EAST OF HALLETTSVILLE...OR ABOUT 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF

  COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.  RAINFALL RATES ARE ESTIMATED

  AT 2 INCHES AN HOUR.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.





LAT...LON 2918 9684 2934 9661 2962 9685 2961 9712

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