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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

816 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DALE COUNTY IN ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES...DALEVILLE...FORT RUCKER...OZARK

  HENRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES...ABBEVILLE...HEADLAND



* UNTIL 215 AM CST...



* AT 907 PM EST(807 PM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 

  RADAR INDICATED ADDTIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN DALE AND

  HENRY COUNTIES.  THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN

  THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THESE COUNTIES TODAY.



* IN DALE COUNTY...THE EMA HAS REPORTED FLOODING OVER COUNTY ROAD 73 IN 

  THREE PLACES.  FLOODING OVER COUNTY ROAD 84...AND COUNTY ROAD 47 JUST 

  SOUTH OF PINKARD.  COUNTY ROAD 47 IS CURRENTLY IMPASSIBLE.  DALE COUNTY

  EMA ALSO REPORTS FLOODING AROUND DOTHAN AIRPORT....



* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RAPID FLOODING

  OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.

  ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS

  OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT

  TO FLOODING.



* DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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. IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF FLOWING WATER TO SWEEP MOST

  CARS AWAY. REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



* RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR FLOOD CONDITIONS

  AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOOD WATERS

  THREATEN. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY MOVE TO

  HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.





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