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WGUS54 KMOB 101820

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FLC033-091-113-110015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

118 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 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 715 PM CDT



* AT 118 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED 

TORRENTIAL RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE DENNIS. THE  TORRENTIAL 

RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 



* RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME WILL 

QUICKLY OVERWHELM THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND PRODUCE A RAPID INCREASE 

IN THE WATER DEPTH OF AREA STREAMS AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. RAIN WILL 

CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 

INCHES POSSIBLE. FIRST AREAS TO BE IMPACTED BY THE HEAVY RAINS WILL 

BE SANTA ROSA ISLAND...THEN THE WOODLAWN BEACH AND BAL ALEX ESTATES 

AREA. THE TORRENTIAL RAIN MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE BAYS AND INTO THE 

CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE AREA.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...AS WELL AS

OTHER POUR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS.



RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

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

WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. REMEMBER...IT ONLY

TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3035 8718 3041 8660 3097 8676 3094 8742



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