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FLC005-013-037-045-073-077-129-052115-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

1145 AM EDT SUN AUG 5 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BAY

  CALHOUN

  FRANKLIN

  GULF

  LEON

  LIBERTY

  WAKULLA



* UNTIL 600 PM EDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON (500 PM CDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON)



SOME CITIES AFFECTED WILL BE TALLAHASSEE...PANAMA CITY... 

APALACHICOLA...BLOUNTSTOWN...AND CRAWFORDVILLE. 



TROPICAL STORM BARRY WILL SPREAD SPIRAL BANDS OF SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...INTO THE EASTERN FLORIDA 

PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND OF FLORIDA. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO REACH 

MINIMAL HURRICANE STRENGTH LATER TODAY. RAIN AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT 

SIX HOURS WILL BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH SOME LOCALIZED 

AREAS RECEIVING UP TO 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN. MANY PARTS OF NORTH 

FLORIDA ARE ALREADY SATURATED WITH RECENT RAINS...AND FLOODING OF 

LOW LYING AREAS...SOME ROADWAYS...FLOOD PRONE AREAS...SOME CREEKS 

AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS 

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER VERY CLOSELY AND BE READY TO MOVE TO SAFE 

AREAS IF FLOODING OCCURS. CONTINUED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE 

EXPECTED WITH TROPICAL STORM BARRY TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY. RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS WITH THIS STORM MAY EXCEED 10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE 

INTO MONDAY. 



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



7-MCT

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