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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

250 PM 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 700 PM CDT



* AT 3 PM...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS WERE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWESTERN 

KINNEY COUNTY AND WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN VAL VERDE COUNTRY 

AND THE CITY OF DEL RIO BY 330 PM.  RAINFALL TOTALS OVER 5 INCHES 

HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE DEL RIO AREA.  AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 4 INCHES 

ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE RAINS START TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING.    



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE FLASH 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 



EXPECT ANOTHER RISE ON SAN FELIPE CREEK AS WELL AS RISES ON SALT...

EIGHTMILE AND CLENOGOS CREEKS.

 

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS 

AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2987 10171 2975 10126 2919 10072 3023 10073

          3024 10170



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