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WGUS54 KMOB 290912

FFWMOB

ALC097-291300-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

410 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...



  MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 800 AM CDT



* AT 410 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THE OUTER BANDS OF HURRICANE KATRINA MOVING 

NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN MOBILE COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY 

WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS. ADDITIONAL BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL 

CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT 4 HOURS. 



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.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW

LYING AREAS 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. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3072 8840 3021 8838 3024 8807 3070 8807



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