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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX

1153 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TAYLOR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...

  RUNNELS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL TEXAS...



* UNTIL 200 AM CDT



* AT 1150 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN 

  HALF OF RUNNELS COUNTY AND ACROSS TAYLOR COUNTY. THE STORMS WERE 

  MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH...AND WERE REPEATEDLY TRACKING ACROSS THE 

  SAME AREA. 



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

  ABILENE...BALLINGER...BENOIT...BRADSHAW...BUFFALO GAP...CREWS...

  DYESS AFB...HAPPY VALLEY...HATCHEL...LAWN...MAVERICK...MERKEL...

  NORTON...POTOSI...ROWENA...TRENT...TUSCOLA...TYE...VIEW...WINGATE

  AND WINTERS



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF 

RUNNELS AND TAYLOR COUNTIES EARLIER IN THE EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 

1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS LIKELY FROM THESE STORMS.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3207 10022 3206 10016 3210 10014 3230 10014

      3250 10013 3251 9964 3210 9964 3209 9972

      3182 9973 3159 9973 3160 10000 3160 10022

TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 205DEG 15KT 3234 9992



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