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TXC019-052230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

223 PM CDT FRI SEP 5 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  BANDERA



* UNTIL 530 PM CDT



* AT 223 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  17 MILES EAST OF BANDERA...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOERNE.   

  THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH. ANOTHER STRONG     

  STORM DROPPED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN WEST OF TARPLY EARLIER THIS    

  AFTERNOON.



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.



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 2969 9959 2967 9896 2987 9917 2987 9960



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