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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1220 AM CDT MON SEP 9 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  MEDINA

  ATASCOSA

  FRIO



* UNTIL 615 AM CDT



* AT 1220 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY   

RAIN 1FROM CHRISTINE TO PEARSALL AND YANCEY...ROTATING WEST AND 

SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AROUND THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FAY.  

FARM ROAD 117 IN FRIO COUNTY REMAINS CLOSED AT THIS TIME.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND

ARROYOS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 2862 9902 2880 9828 2953 9932 2873 9936

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