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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

838 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CROCKETT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS



* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT



* AT 835 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED NUMEROUS

  THUNDERSTORMS OVERSPREADING CROCKETT COUNTY FROM THE SOUTH AND 

  WEST. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

  OCCUR ACROSS CROCKETT COUNTY.



* RAINFALL TOTALING 2 TO 3.5 INCHES HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER MUCH OF

  THE WESTERN HALF OF CROCKETT COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 

  3 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF CROCKETT COUNTY THROUGH 1130

  PM CDT. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6.5 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN PARTS 

  OF CROCKETT COUNTY...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN HALF. THIS WILL CAUSE 

  FLASH FLOODING.  



A DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING SITUATION IS DEVELOPING IN CROCKETT 

COUNTY. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. REMEMBER...

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...

ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT

STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3106 10219 3103 10198 3085 10180 3078 10179

          3070 10177 3066 10163 3033 10163 3034 10100

          3106 10098



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