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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1236 PM CDT THU OCT 24 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  LAVACA

  DEWITT



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 1236 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY   

  RAIN ACROSS DEWITT COUNTY AND SPREADING INTO LAVACA COUNTY...

  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER

  HOUR WERE NOTED.  



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 2901 9774 2887 9756 2938 9663 2963 9690

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