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WGUS74 KMOB 010204

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

802 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



ALC003-010430-

BALDWIN AL-

802 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM CST FOR SOUTHERN

BALDWIN COUNTY...



AT 759 PM CST...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN 

WEST TO EAST ACROSS BALDWIN COUNTY.  EMERGENCY MANAGERS CONTINUE 

TO REPORT NUMEROUS ROADWAYS CLOSED IN THE WARNED AREA DUE TO 

FLOODING.  RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES PER HOUR 

WILL MAINTAIN FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 1030 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STEELWOOD...

STAPLETON...SPANISH FORT...SILVERHILL...ROSINTON...ROBERTSDALE...

MALBIS...LOXLEY...GATESWOOD AND ELSANOR.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 

AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED 

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A 

FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER 

MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3024 8784 3030 8752 3041 8747 3064 8743

      3077 8754 3074 8793



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