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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

506 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005



ALC003-097-062300-

BALDWIN AL-MOBILE AL-

510 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN

MOBILE AND SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTIES...



AT 510 PM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE TRACKING EAST ACROSS THE 

SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES. LATEST DOPPLER 

WEATHER RADAR ONE HOUR RAINFALL ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT AN ADDITIONAL 

1 TO LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THESE 

AREAS. 



SEVERAL ROADS HAVE BEEN REPORTED CLOSED OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF 

MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.   



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHO WILL 

THEN RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 

OFFICE IN MOBILE.



LAT...LON 3040 8840 3021 8796 3031 8746 3045 8741

      3054 8747 3065 8741 3074 8753 3074 8839



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