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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

157 PM CDT SAT OCT 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE



* UNTIL 330 PM CDT



* AT 157 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  IN THE DEL RIO AREA.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR

  WERE NOTED.  THE RAINS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO WITH

  STREAMS RUNNING HIGH AND OUT OF BANKS FLOODING LOW WATER CROSSINGS

  AND LOW LYING AREAS.  



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 2948 10110 2926 10083 2934 10071 2998 10079



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