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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1025 AM CDT SUN APR 4 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  MAVERICK



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 1025 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY    

  RAIN FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF QUEMADO TO 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EL     

  INDIO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THESE STORMS WILL AVERAGE TWO INCHES WITH 

ISOLATED TOTALS TO NEAR 4 INCHES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. EXCESSIVE 

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS 

WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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 2907 10068 2850 10045 2827 10025 2822 10021

          2822 10012 2908 10014



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