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WGUS72 KTAE 231717

FFSTAE



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

117 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008



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MADISON FL-JEFFERSON FL-TAYLOR FL-

117 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR

EASTERN TAYLOR...NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND WESTERN MADISON

COUNTIES...



AT 110 PM EDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS FROM WESTERN MADISON COUNTY 

REPORTED THAT MANY STREETS WERE FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF GREENVILLE 

IN WESTERN MADISON COUNTY. A FEW YARDS ARE FLOODING AS WELL WITH 

WAIST DEEP WATER IN THEM. A POND ALONG HIGHWAY 90 IN GREENVILLE IS 

NEARLY OUT OF ITS BANKS. IF THIS POND OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS...THE 

DOWNTOWN PORTION OF GREENVILLE...INCLUDING MANY BUILDINGS...WILL 

FLOOD. TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION IMMEDIATELY IF YOU ARE IN THE TOWN OF 

GREENVILLE. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW 



HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA. IF YOU 

ARE IN AN AREA PRONE TO FLOODING IN TAYLOR...MADISON OR JEFFERSON 

COUNTY...SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING 

SITUATION. 



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE 

NEXT TWO HOURS.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED 

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN



LAT...LON 2975 8353 3066 8383 3065 8357 3025 8337

      2988 8337 2986 8335 2983 8335 2983 8333

      2980 8331 2967 8338 2967 8341



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