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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

125 PM CST THU FEB 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  WILLIAMSON

  TRAVIS

  LEE

  BLANCO

  BASTROP

  HAYS

  CALDWELL

  COMAL

  GUADALUPE



* UNTIL 530 PM CST



* AT 125 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED 

  AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED COUNTIES.

  THE HEAVIEST RAINS WERE FROM NEAR CANYON LAKE TO SOUTH OF SEGUIN.



RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE INCH PER HOUR WERE INDICATED.  THIS 

RAIN IS FALLING OVER AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT 

RAINFALL AND RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID.  THE RAIN IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 

20 MPH.



SHERIFF...POLICE...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT 

NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSINGS. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.





LAT...LON 2983 9850 2942 9787 2969 9760 3031 9670

          3092 9782



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