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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

755 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE



* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT



* AT 755 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AREAS OF 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING OVER PARTS OF VAL VERDE 

COUNTY...PRODUCING AREAS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THESE SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW HOURS...PRODUCING

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.



THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND SPREAD 

WESTWARD OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY THIS MORNING.



LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL ALSO REDUCE DRIVING VISIBILITY AND

MAKE FOR SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS THIS

MORNING.



MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND ON

FLOOD PRONE STREETS...WHERE FLOODING IS LIKELY.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2990 10169 2928 10079 3026 10075 3026 10169



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