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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

239 PM CDT WED JUL 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  FRIO



* UNTIL 430 PM CDT



* AT 239 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOORE...AND 10 MILES EAST OF DERBY...MOVING 

  NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.



THESE HEAVY RAINS ARE MOVING OVER AN AREA THAT HAD ALREADY RECEIVED 

2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. ANY ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND ARROYOS...AS WELL 

AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



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 2868 9926 2866 9884 2908 9883 2908 9940



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