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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Flash Flood Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WGUS54 KMOB 162126
FFWMOB
ALC097-162230-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0016.080816T2126Z-080816T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
426 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 422 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY RAINS FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BIG
CREEK LAKE TO AROUND MOBILE REGIONAL AIRPORT...TO NEAR UNIVERSITY
BOULEVARD. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE STATIONARY.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WEST MOBILE...UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA...MAGNOLIA GROVE GOLF
COURSE...LANGAN PARK...SPRING HILL COLLEGE...SEMMES...FOREST
HILL...PRICHARD...I65 AND US 45...I65 AND MOFFETT ROAD AND
CRICHTON.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.

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 3087 8834 3074 8808 3057 8821 3075 8841

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