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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

148 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  FAYETTE

  LAVACA

  DEWITT



* UNTIL 445 PM CDT



* AT 142 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS NEAR EZZELL...OR ABOUT 14        

  MILES SOUTH OF HALLETTSVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.



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

  SUBLIME...SCHULENBURG...MULDOON...LA GRANGE...FLATONIA AND CUERO.



NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE AREA

ARE PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF .75 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR.   



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 2899 9769 2893 9731 2936 9666 2961 9692

          2998 9663 3012 9681 2983 9723 2961 9710

          2930 9723



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