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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

609 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  WESTERN THOMAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF THOMASVILLE...

  GRADY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAIRO...



* UNTIL 815 PM EDT



* AT 603 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE

  BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY

  CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. WIDESPREAD

  RAINFALL RATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF

  4 TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT TWO HOURS.

  STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ESTIMATES SINCE FRIDAY MORNING ARE GENERALLY 15

  TO 20 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA WITH A FEW LOCATIONS AS HIGH AS

  20 TO 25 INCHES.



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

  THOMASVILLE...CAIRO...AND MEIGS



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.



THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.



REPORT FLOODING OR FLOOD DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE

NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



LAT...LON 3108 8436 3107 8402 3103 8401 3103 8395

      3067 8383 3070 8427



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