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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1012 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...



  OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

  SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA



* UNTIL 200 AM CST



* AT 1011 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED

  TO INDICATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS

  THE AREA.  VERY HEAVY RAINS FROM THESE STORMS WILL PERSIST FOR

  SEVERAL MORE HOURS AND RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER

  HOUR WILL MAINTAIN FLOODED CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED

  AREA...MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTIES.  EMERGENCY

  MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CONTINUE TO REPORT NUMEROUS FLOODED ROADWAYS.

  THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING CURRENTLY IN 

  EFFECT FOR OKALOOSA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES.



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

  MILTON...WHITING FIELD...MILLIGAN...HOLT...HAROLD...GALLIVER...

  DORCAS...DEERLAND...CRESTVIEW...BAKER AND ALLENTOWN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING.



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 3079 8724 3038 8711 3043 8643 3087 8639



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