ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Watch

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WGUS64 KMOB 091946
FFAMOB
ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-100400-

BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
246 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED
A FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE FLOOD WATCH...

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

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

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

HURRICANE DENNIS IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST GULF LATE
TONIGHT...THEN MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BANDS OF HEAVY SQUALLS AROUND HURRICANE DENNIS
WILL BRING VERY HEAVY RAINS TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND INCREASING ON
SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM DENNIS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5
TO 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES OR GREATER POSSIBLE
AS DENNIS MOVES INLAND.

GROUND CONDITIONS ARE STILL FAIRLY MOIST DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
TROPICAL STORM CINDY EARLIER IN THE WEEK. THIS WILL PROMOTE MORE
RUNOFF AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS FLOODING
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

IF YOU LIVE NEAR AREAS THAT DO NOT DRAIN WELL AND ARE FLOOD PRONE DUE
TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...YOU MAY WANT TO SET PLANS INTO ACTION TO MOVE
TO HIGHER GROUND.

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 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
UPDATES ON THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE DENNIS.

EVERSOLE/MCKEE

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