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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

422 AM CDT THU SEP 23 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  VAL VERDE



* UNTIL 715 AM CDT



* AT 422 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAIN FROM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY

  FROM JUST NORTH OF LAKE AMISTAD TO THE NORTHERN PART OF 

  VAL VERDE COUNTY.  MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 25 MPH.



SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER VAL VERDE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE FOR

THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH 

OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH FROM THE STRONGER 

STORMS.  



THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL BE FROM JUST NORTH OF LAKE AMISTAD TO THE 

NORTHERN PART OF VAL VERDE COUNTY.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR ONE HALF 

TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED.  SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

COULD PRODUCE AN INCH OF RAIN IN AN HOUR.  



HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND 

COUNTRY ROADS.  FLOODING AT LOW WATER CROSSINGS IS LIKELY.  MOTORISTS

ARE ADVISED TO APPROACH LOW WATER CROSSINGS WITH EXTREME CAUTION.



FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED AREAS. A LITTLE

OVER A FOOT OF WATER CAN CARRY AWAY MOST CARS AND TRUCKS. TURN AROUND

- DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 2932 10079 3026 10073 3027 10172 2990 10171

      2985 10146 2963 10119



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