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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA

1043 PM PST FRI JAN 25 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHEASTERN MARIN COUNTY IN WESTERN CALIFORNIA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL...



* UNTIL 145 AM PST



* AT 1036 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  

  AN AREA OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MARIN COUNTY.     

  RADAR ALSO INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL      

  CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT ONE TO TWO HOURS. THE CORTE MADERA          

  CREEK AT ROSS HAS REACHED BANKFUL AND IS CURRENTLY HOLDING         

  STEADY. ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE THE CORTE MADERA   

  CREEK TO FLOOD COMMUNITIES ALONG ITS BANKS.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SAN        

  ANSELMO...FAIRFAX...KENTFIELD AND ROSS.



RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AS WELL AS ROADWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND OTHER LOW LYING SPOTS.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER OR WATER OF UNKNOWN

DEPTH. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE

FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED OR IS

IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS

IMMEDIATELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



LAT...LON 3802 12264 3807 12249 3782 12246 3788 12265

TIME...MOT...LOC 0643Z 180DEG 0KT 3791 12253



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