Flash Flood Warning

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WGUS54 KMOB 070946
FFWMOB
ALC003-FLC033-071130-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FF.W.0024.081007T0946Z-081007T1130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
446 AM CDT TUE OCT 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHEASTERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 630 AM CDT

* AT 435 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTING
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWEST ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
BALDWIN COUNTY IN ALABAMA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OAK...
MIFLIN...MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...LILLIAN...FOLEY...ELBERTA...BON SECOUR
AND JOHNSONS BEACH

LATEST OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT AREAS NEAR PERDIDO...WESTWARD TO GULFSHORES
HAS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO NEAR 4 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT AS CLUSTERS
OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO GENERATE OFF THE COAST AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LOWER LYING ROADWAYS THAT
ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING DURING HEAVY RAIN EVENTS COULD EXPERIENCE
RAPID WATER FLOWING OVER THEM. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
MOBILE.

LAT...LON 3042 8780 3043 8755 3043 8738 3036 8730
3034 8731 3034 8730 3035 8728 3033 8727
3028 8753 3029 8754 3027 8756 3024 8774

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