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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

433 AM CDT TUE JUN 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  BANDERA



* UNTIL 730 AM CDT



* AT 433 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  FROM BANDERA TO TARPLEY AND VANDERPOOL...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.

  RAINFALL RATES OF 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR WERE NOTED.  THIS RAIN

  WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOUR.  



THESE RAINS WILL AFFECT THE PIPE CREEK AND UPPER MEDINA RIVER 

WATERSHEDS.    



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.



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 2992 9960 2966 9961 2964 9889 2991 9920



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