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WGUS74 KMOB 220730

FFSMOB



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

121 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006



MSC111-131-220930-

STONE MS-PERRY MS-

130 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 330 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN

PERRY AND STONE COUNTIES...



AT 118 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

SHOW RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS AND SOUTHWEST OF THE 

WARNING AREA. AN AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGE NEAR WIGGINS REPORTED A LITTLE 

OVER 8 AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN ON THURSDAY...MOST OF WHICH FELL 

BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM. RADAR INDICATES HEAVIER RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS 

THE AREA BETWEEN 2 AND 3 AM. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO IS POSSIBLE. 

THIS WILL COMPOUND ANY FLOODING THAT IS STILL OCCURRING AS 

ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL BE SLOW TO RUN OFF. 



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

PERRY...TEN MILE...WLOX TV STATION TOWER...PERKINSTON...WIGGINS...

WHITES CROSSING AND JANICE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE 

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS 

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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.



TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



LAT...LON 3067 8933 3068 8900 3102 8884 3103 8910



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