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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

851 PM CDT TUE JUN 8 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  ZAVALA

  DIMMIT



* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT



* AT 848 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 16 MILES 

  SOUTHWEST OF CARRIZO SPRINGS TO CARRIZO SPRINGS TO CRYSTAL CITY TO

  BATESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LOMA VISTA...LA PRYOR...

  CRYSTAL CITY...COMETA...CATARINA...BIG WELLS...BATESVILLE AND

  ASHERTON.



RAINFALL RATES WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES PER HOURS AND 

WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS OR SO.



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



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.



LAT...LON 2894 10009 2827 10006 2830 9945 2909 9942



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