Saturday, May 25, 2013

Flash Flood Emergency: San Antonio

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1228 PM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BEXAR COUNTY...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT.

* AT 1227 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
  ASSESSED THAT WIDESPREAD AND LIFE THREATENING FLOODING WILL
  CONTINUE ACROSS THE SAN ANTONIO METRO AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
  RECENT DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT AN ADDITIONAL 1/2
  TO 1 INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 PM CDT. THIS RAIN
  WILL COMBINE WITH EARLIER RAINS OF UP TO 15 INCHES TO PRODUCE
  ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING. DOZENS OF HIGH WATER RESCUES AND
  FLOODED HOMES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED...AND SOME OF THE
  LARGER STREAMS IN BEXAR COUNTY MAY CONTINUE TO RISE...OR REMAIN
  AT EXTRAORDINARY OR NEAR RECORD LEVELS.

  THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THIS
  IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...SAN
  ANTONIO...ALAMO HEIGHTS...CHINA GROVE...CROSS MOUNTAIN...
  ELMENDORF...HELOTES...HOLLYWOOD PARK...KIRBY...LACKLAND AFB...LEON
  SPRINGS...LEON VALLEY...LIVE OAK...OLMOS PARK...SEA WORLD...SHAVANO
  PARK...SOMERSET...TERRELL HILLS...THE DOMINION...TIMBERWOOD PARK
  AND WINDCREST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WHEN WATER COVERS THE ROAD...TURN AROUND DON`T DROWN. THE LIFE YOU
SAVE MAY BE YOUR OWN.

Many water rescues have been happening in San Antonio today, and I apologize for not posting this sooner. 

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