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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX

619 PM CDT THU OCT 13 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

  KINNEY

  MAVERICK



* UNTIL 915 PM CDT



* AT 611 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6

  MILES SOUTHEAST OF QUEMADO TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EL INDIO...

  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE EAGLE PASS...SPOFFORD...

  BRACKETTVILLE AND ALAMO VILLAGE.



FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. TWO TO FOUR INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MOST OF KINNEY COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN 

PARTS OF  MAVERICK COUNTY TODAY.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL 

NOT SOAK IN BUT RUNOFF RAPIDLY TOWARD LOW LYING AREAS.  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.



THE HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE CAUSING FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND 

STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND 

STREAMS.



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. DO NOT STAY IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.







REPORT FLASH FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY

TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 2959 10067 2808 10061 2815 10016 2958 10016



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