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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

620 PM CDT THU JUN 24 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  LAVACA

  DEWITT



* UNTIL 815 PM CDT



* AT 616 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES NORTH OF CUERO...MOVING

  EAST AT 20 MPH.



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

  WESTHOFF...SUBLIME...SHINER...NORDHEIM...MOULTON...HOCHHEIM...

  HALLETTSVILLE AND EZZELL.



THUNDERSTORMS FROM YORKTOWN TO HALLETTSVILLE WERE PRODUCING RAINFALL 

RATES OF 1 TO 1.75 INCHES PER HOUR.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS 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 2901 9771 2890 9762 2896 9743 2891 9731

          2935 9663 2961 9691 2958 9715 2944 9715



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