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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX

944 AM CDT SAT OCT 19 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HEMPHILL COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CANADIAN

  ROBERTS COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MIAMI



* UNTIL 400 PM CDT



* WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING    

  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF ROBERTS AND HEMPHILL            

  COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE GLAZIER AND LORA



ROBERTS COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED WATER ON U.S. HIGHWAY 60 AT 5 MILE 

AND 7 MILE PARK NORTHEAST OF MIAMI.  THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY 

CAUSE FLOODING ALONG RED DEER CREEK AND THE WASHITA RIVER IN 

ROBERTS AND HEMPHILL COUNTIES.



IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



NEVER ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOWING WATER IN AN AUTOMOBILE OR ON FOOT

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3560 10002 3604 10003 3604 10110 3565 10109

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