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WGUS54 KEWX 202327

FFWSAT

TXC021-123-149-177-285-287-210230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

525 PM CST THU FEB 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  LEE

  BASTROP

  FAYETTE

  GONZALES

  LAVACA

  DEWITT



* UNTIL 830 PM CST



* AT 525 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  IN A BAND FROM CUERO TO GIDDINGS.  RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE 

  INCH PER HOUR WERE NOTED.  THIS BAND IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT

  20 MPH.



  THE GROUNDS REMAIN SATURATED AND RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID CONTINUING

  FLASH FLOOD CONDITIONS. 



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 3009 9763 2982 9732 2929 9747 2911 9690

          2935 9662 2967 9690 2999 9664 3059 9700



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