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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

300 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  KINNEY

  MAVERICK



* UNTIL 600 AM CDT



* AT 300 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED AN AREA OF SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN BEGINNING TO MOVE OVER KINNEY AND 

MAVERICK COUNTIES FROM THE SOUTHWEST.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE

MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY WITH THESE

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF KINNEY AND MAVERICK COUNTIES

IN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. 



SINCE HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN IN THESE AREAS DURING THE PAST 

WEEK...IT WILL NOT TAKE AS MUCH RAIN TO CAUSE FLOODING AT LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS.  



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 2885 10054 2831 10019 2955 10018 2957 10060

          2918 10068



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