ABC 33/40 EWARN: FFAMOB

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WGUS64 KMOB 101017
FFAMOB
ALZ051-052-061>064-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-101600-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
515 AM CDT SUN OCT 10 2004

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE ALABAMA HAS CONTINUED THE
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 900 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...WASHINGTON...CHOCTAW...BALDWIN AND MOBILE
COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GEORGE...STONE...PERRY...GREENE AND WAYNE
COUNTIES.

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM MATTHEW IS FORECASTED TO MOVE INLAND OVER
SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT...A LARGE
AREA OF RAIN WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MAINLY EAST AND NORTH OF THE STORM WILL SPREAD OVER SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

IN TOTAL...THIS EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE RAINFALL AMOUNTS
BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. THE DURATION OF THE LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAINFALL WILL BE QUITE PROLONGED AND WIDESPREAD...BUT THE LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAIN DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRACKING OF ASSOCIATED
FEEDER BANDS EAST OF THE STORM.

REMEMBER...A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS AND
OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE
WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK
HIGHER GROUND SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A WARNING IS
ISSUED.

SINCE MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR FROM DRIVING INTO FLOOD WATERS AND WHEN
CHILDREN PLAY IN AND AROUND RISING WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND
AND DON'T DROWN.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED FLOOD STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 AM CDT THIS
MORNING.
WWWW

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