

000 

WGUS54 KEWX 060241

FFWSAT

TXC259-465-060530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

937 PM CDT MON APR 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE

 

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 937 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOMA ALTA...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF

  COMSTOCK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...

  5 MILES SOUTH OF LOMA ALTA AT 955 PM



HIGHWAY 183 AND MANY SECONDARY ROADS AND CROSSINGS ACROSS CENTRAL 

AND EAST CENTRAL VAL VERDE COUNTY WILL FLOOD DURING THE NEXT FEW 

HOURS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL 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.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.





LAT...LON 2998 10037 3001 10012 3002 9984 2997 10071

          2971 10077 2966 10106 2994 10114 3004 10074

          2998 10071



$$



000 

WGUS54 KEWX 060257 CCA

FFWSAT

TXC465-060530-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTION FOR CODING ERROR

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

937 PM CDT MON APR 5 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE

 

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT



* AT 937 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN

  18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOMA ALTA...OR ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF

  COMSTOCK...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE...

  5 MILES SOUTH OF LOMA ALTA AT 955 PM



HIGHWAY 183 AND MANY SECONDARY ROADS AND CROSSINGS ACROSS CENTRAL 

AND EAST CENTRAL VAL VERDE COUNTY WILL FLOOD DURING THE NEXT FEW 

HOURS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL 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.



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.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.





LAT...LON 2998 10037 3001 10012 3002 9984 2997 10071

          2971 10077 2966 10106 2994 10114 3004 10074

          2998 10071



$$

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