ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS64 KMOB 120909
FFAMOB
ALZ060>064-FLZ001>006-121400-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
408 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CONTINUED THE FLOOD
WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES UNTIL 9 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...COVINGTON AND BALDWIN COUNTIES...

IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...OKALOOSA...SANTA ROSA AND ESCAMBIA COUNTIES.

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELLED THE FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

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

IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...CHOCTAW...WILCOX...BUTLER...CRENSHAW...
ESCAMBIA...MONROE...CLARKE...WASHINGTON...CONECUH...AND MOBILE
COUNTIES.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN
GREAT PLAINS WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST...WITH THE HEAVY RAINS
SHIFTING EAST OF THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION THROUGH MID MORNING.
HOWEVER...THROUGH 8 AM HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE FOR PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE...WITH SLOW RUNOFF CONTINUING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF BALDWIN AND COVINGTON COUNTIES IN ALABAMA WHERE MANY
SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE AT BANKFULL.

REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL
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 FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND
FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES ATTEMPTING TO CROSS
FLOODED AREAS. RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN EASILY CARRY A VEHICLE AND
ITS OCCUPANTS DOWN STREAM. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS
HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. REMEMBER TO TURN
AROUND...DON'T DROWN.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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