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WGUS74 KMOB 011754

FFSMOB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1154 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005



FLC033-091-113-011830-

OKALOOSA FL-ESCAMBIA FL-SANTA ROSA FL-

1154 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 PM CST FOR SANTA

ROSA...ESCAMBIA AND OKALOOSA COUNTIES...



AT 1150 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED 

THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE VERY HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH 

FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA ARE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE 

NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE.



ALTHOUGH THE RAINS HAVE TAPERED OFF...SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS REMAIN. 

THE EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS THAT 

ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



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.



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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