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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

736 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MAVERICK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS



* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT



* AT 736 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS

OF MAVERICK COUNTY.  THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE

OVER PARTS OF MAVERICK COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS...CAUSING

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.  



THESE RAINS COME AFTER HEAVY RAINS FELL IN APRIL...THEREFORE IT WILL

NOT TAKE AS MUCH RAIN TO CAUSE RUNOFF.  THIS MAY CAUSE FLOODING AT

LOW WATER CROSSINGS OR IN LOW LYING AREAS.



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 2872 10040 2830 10020 2904 10018 2901 10058



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