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WGUS74 KMOB 010459

FFSMOB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1058 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



FLC033-010615-

ESCAMBIA FL-

1058 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1215 AM CST FOR ESCAMBIA 

COUNTY FLORIDA...



THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION



AT 1055 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED   

TO INDICATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRAINING ACROSS 

ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA.  SEVERAL STRONGER STORMS CURRENTLY OVER

SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL 

ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  THESE STORMS ARE 

PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND WILL WORSEN 

THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY ONGOING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 

PORTION OF THE COUNTY.  EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL CONTINUED TO 

REPORT NUMEROUS ROADWAYS...NEIGHBORHOODS AND BRIDGES INUNDATED WITH 

WATER MAINLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

MOLINO...PENSACOLA...MCDAVID...COTTAGE HILL AND CANTONMENT.



THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLASH FLOOD SITUATION



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

DANGERS OF FLOODING.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. 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 3033 8749 3035 8730 3050 8719 3071 8730

      3089 8730 3086 8759 3066 8739 3053 8742

      3045 8737



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