Flash Flood Warning

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WGUS54 KMOB 262026
FFWMOB
ALC097-262215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0015.080726T2026Z-080726T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
326 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE MOBILE METROPOLITAN AREA...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 320 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES DETECT BETWEEN 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY
FALLEN FROM NEAR CREOLA TO WEST MOBILE.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHISTLER...
SEMMES...SATSUMA...SARALAND...MOBILE...MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT...
DEES...AND MUCH OF I65 AND I-10.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
WARNED AREA AS THE STORMS ARE NOW MOVING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

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 3041 8841 3071 8842 3104 8796 3092 8795
3088 8799 3085 8795 3083 8795 3083 8797
3080 8802 3067 8800 3065 8805 3061 8805
3058 8808

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