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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

102 AM CDT WED OCT 9 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  REAL

  BANDERA

  BEXAR

  MEDINA

  UVALDE

  KINNEY

  MAVERICK



* UNTIL 500 AM CDT



* AT 102 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS 

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

  MPH ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.



THUNDERSTORMS ARE ESPECIALLY INTENSE ALONG THE BALCONES ESCARPMENT 

AND OVER THE WESTERN HILL COUNTRY. THIS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL 

LIKELY RESULT IN ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN TO ADD TO THE ALREADY 

SATURATED SOILS OVER THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR 

RAPIDLY AND RESULT IN MODERATE FLOODING OF LARGER 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 2938 10066 2882 10051 2912 10012 2911 9887

          2931 9882 2944 9839 2969 9885 2989 9973

          2960 10005

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