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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

733 AM CDT FRI JUN 11 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  DEWITT



* UNTIL 930 AM CDT



* AT 728 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF

  CUERO TO HOCHHEIM...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE YORKTOWN...WESTHOFF...

  NORDHEIM AND HOCHHEIM.



THIS RAIN IS ALONG THE GUADALUPE RIVER...HIGHWAYS 87...183...AND 

ALTERNATE 77...AND FM 236.



RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO ONE AND HALF INCH PER HOUR WERE ESTIMATED 

IN THIS BAND.  SOILS ARE SATURATED AND RUNOFF WILL BE RAPID CAUSING 

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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 2901 9774 2879 9753 2912 9702 2938 9724



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