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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

455 PM EST THU FEB 2 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE



* UNTIL 630 PM EST



* AT 450 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  TORRENTIAL RAIN FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER 

  THE WARNED AREA. A CITY OFFICIAL REPORTED NEAR AN INCH OF RAIN

  IN 5 MINUTES.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROSE...

  LUTTERLOH...TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT...PERKINS...LAFAYETTE...

  CAPITOLA...CHAIRES CROSSROADS...CHAIRES...COREY...BELLAIR...FOUR

  POINTS...HENRIETTA...WADESBORO...BLACK CREEK...BAUM...PECK AND

  LAKESIDE.



* 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.



* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING

  OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.

  ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS

  OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT

  TO FLOODING.



* AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF

  YOUR VEHICLE.



* DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD

  FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3064 8415 3031 8468 3031 8431 3031 8410

      3054 8404



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