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TXC029-090630-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1031 PM CDT TUE OCT 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  BEXAR



* UNTIL 130 AM CDT



* AT 1031 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS 

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER BEXAR COUNTY AND MOVING 

  NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RAINFALL RATES WILL BE OVER 2 INCHES PER HOUR

  OVER ALREADY SATURATED SOILS. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS 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.



MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT SINCE THE FLOOD 

THREAT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE. 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 2939 9878 2925 9870 2954 9830 2970 9850

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