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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

1242 AM EDT MON AUG 6 2001



TROPICAL STORM BARRY IS CURRENTLY MOVING ASHORE NEAR THE TOWN OF

SEASIDE IN SOUTHERN WALTON COUNTY.  RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE PAST

SIX HOURS OVER THE EASTERN PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA HAVE ONLY RANGED

1 TO 2 INCHES.    THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN OVER COASTAL

BAY...SOUTHWEST LIBERTY...WESTERN LIBERTY...AND SOUTHERN WAKULLA

COUNTIES. STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS RANGED

4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE WITH GULF COUNTY

RECEIVING THE MOST PRECIPITATION.



AS TROPICAL STORM BARRY MOVES NORTH OUT OF OUR AREA...WE EXPECT AN

ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE FLORIDA

PANHANDLE...SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

OVERNIGHT. LOCALIZED FLOODING CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN PARTICULARLY

FOR THOSE COUNTIES NEAR AND 60 MILES EAST OF THE TRACK OF TROPICAL

STORM BARRY.



MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS OR DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD TO

UNKNOWN DEPTH. RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING

SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS UNTIL ALL RAIN HAS

ENDED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST

WEATHER INFORMATION.





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