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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

725 PM CST MON NOV 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  LAVACA

  DEWITT



* UNTIL 1015 PM CST



* AT 722 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  FROM 20 MILES SOUTH OF CUERO TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF

  HALLETTSVILLE.  RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE AND ONE HALF 

  INCHES PER HOUR WERE NOTED.  THE STORMS WILL REPEAT ACROSS THE SAME

  AREAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.  THE INDIVIDUAL STORMS WERE 

  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH WHILE THE BAND MOVES EAST AT 10 MPH.



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 2898 9749 2885 9735 2934 9661 2962 9700



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