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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

1229 PM CDT SAT OCT 2 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  KARNES



* UNTIL 230 PM CDT



* AT 1225 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.



RADAR ESTIMATES AND PUBLIC RAINFALL REPORTS SUGGEST 2 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS ALREADY FALLEN NEAR KENEDY. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO 

TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS OF KARNES COUNTY. SPOTTY RAINFALL AMOUNTS 

OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 130 PM...AND THIS WOULD RESULT IN 

FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW WATER CROSSINGS AND OTHER 

LOW LYING AREAS.



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 2870 9801 2873 9791 2868 9784 2868 9779

      2882 9757 2900 9777 2914 9762 2922 9772

      2888 9817



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