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Saturday, April 14, 2007

ABC 33/40 EWARN: Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KMOB 142238
FFWMOB
ALC035-053-150030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
535 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CONECUH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EVERGREEN...
NORTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 534 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED ABOUT 6 INCHES
OF WATER ON INTERSTATE 65 NEAR EVERGREEN. THERE ARE LIKELY MANY
SMALL STREAMS IN THE AREA ALREADY OVERFLOWING AND FLOODING RURAL
ROADS.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
RANGE...I65 AND AL 41...LENOX...APPLETON...I65 AND CR 6...
KIRKLAND...CASTLEBERRY...I65 AND US 84...NYMPH...I65 AND AL 83...
JOHNSONVILLE...OWASSA...BROWNVILLE...BROOKLYN AND WILCOX

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.

LAT...LON 3123 8741 3106 8733 3125 8676 3154 8684

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