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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

11 PM CDT TUE OCT 8 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE

  KINNEY



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



* AT 11 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS      

  THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20  

  MPH INTO VAL VERDE AND KINNEY COUNTIES FROM MEXICO.



WITH ALREADY SATURATED SOILS AND SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS FROM 

PREVIOUS RAINS...THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES IN 

SAN FELIPE CREEK...SYCAMORE CREEK...AND THE SURROUNDING TRIBUTARIES.

LOW WATER CROSSINGS...ARROYOS...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN THE DEL 

RIO AND BRACKETTVILLE AREAS WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS FROM THE 

RAPIDLY RISING WATER.



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 2925 10102 2913 10088 2960 10022 2962 10081

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