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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

938 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...



  OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

  ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

  SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA



* UNTIL 1230 PM CST



* AT 930 AM CST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO REPORT

  NUMEROUS FLOODED ROADWAYS ACROSS THE AREA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

  DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND

  THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GULF WATERS THAT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE

  NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.



ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 

THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH 

OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 3046 8639 3050 8645 3042 8658 3043 8647

      3039 8639 3041 8673 3028 8753 3044 8734

      3053 8745 3060 8739 3068 8739 3074 8751

      3086 8762 3099 8759 3099 8639



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