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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

629 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  LAVACA

  DEWITT

  ATASCOSA

  KARNES



* UNTIL 930 PM CDT



* AT 629 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED BANDS OF VERY 

HEAVY RAIN FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUNGE TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF   

CHRISTINE...ROTATING COUNTER CLOCKWISE AT 20 MPH.  ANOTHER BAND OF 

HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING NORTHWEST INTO LAVACA COUNTY AT 20 MPH.  RADAR 

HAS ESTIMATED UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOUTHERN KARNES 

COUNTY.



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.



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 OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.





LAT...LON 2917 9783 2884 9821 2909 9876 2873 9876

          2877 9782 2879 9739 2932 9667 2956 9700

          2893 9766



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