Brownwood Civil Emergency Message
By: Import User
Updated: May 9, 2009
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDCIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
BROWNWOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1000 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
BROWNWOOD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
YOU ARE URGED TO PLEASE STAY OFF BECAUSE OF FLASH FLOODING AND
DEBRIS ON THE ROADS. HOWEVER...IF YOU NEED SHELTER...THE ADAMS
STREET COMMUNITY CENTER IS OPEN.
REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE CITY OF BROWNWOOD.
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHERN BROWN COUNTY...
AT 1014 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT THE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED SOUTH OUT OF BROWN COUNTY. HOWEVER...NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED...ESPECIALLY IN THE BROWNWOOD AREA. THE BROWNWOOD EMARGENCY MANAGEMENT REQUESTS THAT PEOPLE AVOID DRIVING IN THE BROWNWOOD AREA.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO EARLY...BROWNWOOD AND BANGS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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. DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE BIG COUNTRY.
