

000 

WGUS54 KEWX 271600

FFWSAT

TXC465-272000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1056 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE



* UNTIL 300 PM CDT



* AT 1056 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY   

RAIN FROM EAST OF DEL RIO...ACROSS THE CITY TO NEAR LAKE AMISTAD. 

HOURLY RAINFALL RATES ARE UP TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINS

ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON.    



THE VAL VERDE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS 

CLOSED IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF DEL RIO.    



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 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.



LOW WATER CROSSINGS AT CREEKS ESPECIALLY IN THE DEL RIO AREA TO 

NORTH AND EAST OF COMSTOCK COULD BE FLOODED.   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 3026 10072 2929 10078 2981 10137 2981 10171

          3026 10171



$$



000 

WGUS54 KEWX 271600

FFWSAT

TXC465-272000-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1056 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE



* UNTIL 300 PM CDT



* AT 1056 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY   

RAIN FROM EAST OF DEL RIO...ACROSS THE CITY TO NEAR LAKE AMISTAD. 

HOURLY RAINFALL RATES ARE UP TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL RAINS

ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON.    



THE VAL VERDE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS 

CLOSED IN THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF DEL RIO.    



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 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.



LOW WATER CROSSINGS AT CREEKS ESPECIALLY IN THE DEL RIO AREA TO 

NORTH AND EAST OF COMSTOCK COULD BE FLOODED.   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 3026 10072 2929 10078 2981 10137 2981 10171

          3026 10171



$$

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