

000 

WGUS54 KEWX 251539

FFWSAT

TXC177-251900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1034 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GONZALES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GONZALES



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 1034 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED

AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER GONZALES COUNTY...FROM SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS.  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS THE REST OF THIS MORNING.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS...ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS...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.



FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS...

ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH.  



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 2933 9776 2920 9762 2947 9726 2974 9735



$$

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000 

WGUS54 KEWX 251539

FFWSAT

TXC177-251900-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1034 AM CDT SUN APR 25 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GONZALES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GONZALES



* UNTIL 200 PM CDT



* AT 1034 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED

AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVING OVER GONZALES COUNTY...FROM SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS.  ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS THE REST OF THIS MORNING.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS...ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS...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.



FREQUENT DEADLY LIGHTNING WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS...

ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH.  



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 2933 9776 2920 9762 2947 9726 2974 9735



$$

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