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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

951 AM CDT THU OCT 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  ZAVALA

  DIMMIT



* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT



* AT 951 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  FROM LA PRYOR AND BATESVILLE TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CARRIZO 

  SPRINGS AND 20 MILES WEST OF CATARINA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.



RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO INCHES WERE NOTED.  STRONG WINDS AND SMALL 

HAIL MAY ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH A STORM OVER FAR SOUTHERN DIMMIT 

COUNTY AS WELL.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 2824 10009 2824 9946 2908 9946 2906 10007

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