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Friday, April 18, 2008

Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KMOB 190147
FFWMOB
ALC129-MSC041-190445-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0009.080419T0146Z-080419T0445Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
846 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LEAKESVILLE...
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CHATOM...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 844 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING
FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG HIGHWAY 57 IN GREENE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL
HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THESE AREAS AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2
INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 1145 TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WAGARVILLE...VINEGAR BEND...TOPTON...TOINETTE...TIBBIE...
SUNFLOWER...SEABOARD...MCINTOSH...HAWTHORN...ESCATAWPA...DEER
PARK...CORTELUOU AND ROUNSAVILLE

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3160 8807 3159 8805 3128 8795 3105 8878
3134 8884 3144 8861 3143 8847 3150 8846
3166 8809
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 323DEG 0KT 3146 8808 3116 8875

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