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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

446 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...

  SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...



* UNTIL 630 AM CDT



* AT 435 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTING 

  SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST 

  BALDWIN COUNTY IN ALABAMA.



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

  MIFLIN...MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...LILLIAN...FOLEY...ELBERTA...BON SECOUR

  AND JOHNSONS BEACH



LATEST OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT AREAS NEAR PERDIDO...WESTWARD TO GULFSHORES

HAS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO NEAR 4 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT AS CLUSTERS 

OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO GENERATE OFF THE COAST AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD.  



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.



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. LOWER LYING ROADWAYS THAT 

ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING DURING HEAVY RAIN EVENTS COULD EXPERIENCE 

RAPID WATER FLOWING OVER THEM. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. 



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MOBILE.



LAT...LON 3042 8780 3043 8755 3043 8738 3036 8730

      3034 8731 3034 8730 3035 8728 3033 8727

      3028 8753 3029 8754 3027 8756 3024 8774



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