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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC

545 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

    MCDUFFIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA



* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT.



* AT 545 AM EDT...SHOWERS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE OCCURRING IN THE 

  COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS OCCURRED OVER THE AREA NORTH

  AND EAST OF THOMSON. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW ABOUT 3 INCHES

  OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS.



AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN COULD OCCUR BEFORE 900 AM.

THE MCDUFFIE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED WATER MOVING OVER THE

BRIDGE AT FOLLY LAKE ON STAGECOACH ROAD BETWEEN STONES CROSSROADS

AND WILLIAM GILPIN ROAD.



RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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