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Thursday, July 15, 2004

ABC 33/40 EWARN: FFWMOB

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KMOB 160024
FFWMOB
ALC099-160115-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
722 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 718 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN HAVE FALLEN FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR KEITH...OR
ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONROEVILLE...WITH MULTIPLE STORMS
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH ACROSS THE AREA.

* THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WILL EFFECT AREAS AROUND...
FOUNTAIN...KEITH AND FITCHBURG THROUGH 815 PM CDT

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HAVE
FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN LIKELY.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES...AS WELL AS
OTHER POUR DRAINAGE AND LOW LYING AREAS.

RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. REMEMBER...IT ONLY
TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

LAT...LON 3180 8747 3163 8756 3147 8738 3167 8721

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