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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1258 AM CDT WED SEP 1 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE



* UNTIL 400 AM CDT



* AT 1255 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

  OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF VAL VERDE COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY IS       

  MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LOMA ALTA...LAUGHLIN AFB...

  LANGTRY...JUNO AND DEL RIO.



FLOOD WATERS ARE MOVING DOWN THE DEVILS RIVER FROM THE NORTHERN 

COUNTY BORDER TO BAKERS CROSSING AND HIGHWAYS 189 AND 163 ARE 

ALREADY CLOSED. THESE ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE THE 

FLOODING ALONG THE DEVILS RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. LOW WATER 

CROSSINGS MAY ALSO BECOME FLOODED OVER SECONDARY ROADWAYS FROM 

LANGTRY TO JUST NORTHWEST OF DEL RIO THROUGH 4 AM.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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 2970 10138 2966 10138 2965 10133 2958 10131

      2959 10125 2953 10127 2947 10109 2937 10101

      2924 10081 2926 10078 2944 10070 3007 10071

      3008 10092 3029 10093 3029 10128 2998 10144

      2978 10176 2979 10148



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