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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

158 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2001



...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...

ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA EXCEPT SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY...AND

NORTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH 5 PM...



AT 158 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LARGE AREA

OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WESTERN

PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI.  RAINFALL RATES OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH

PER HOUR WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH

THIS AREA AS IT TRACKS EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST

MISSISSIPPI THROUGH 5 PM.



RADAR ALSO CONTINUED TO SHOW CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

SPREADING EASTWARD OUT OF COASTAL MISSISSIPPI AND TRAINING OVER MUCH

OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH CAN BE

EXPECTED THROUGH 5 PM WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY

UNDER THE STRONGER STORMS.



WITH GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RAINS OVERNIGHT AND THIS

MORNING...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF HAS RESULTED IN FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS

AND STREAMS AND THE CLOSURE OF MANY FLOOD PRONE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.  ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS

ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE

SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



REMEMBER...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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE

ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MOBILE.



LAT...LON 3254 8789 3242 8806 3232 8795 3231 8843

          3188 8847 3183 8894 3144 8894 3144 8914

          3092 8913 3092 8934 3067 8935 3068 8887

          3074 8887 3074 8842 3046 8842 3072 8731

          3091 8731 3102 8718 3100 8619 3197 8619

          3196 8687 3207 8688 3207 8717 3232 8753

          3248 8753

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