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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1121 AM CDT SUN AUG 12 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1245 PM CDT



* AT 1115 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED           

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MOBILE AIRPORT...OR   

  ABOUT 11 MILES WEST OF DOWNTOWN MOBILE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.



* THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR...

  AIRPORT AND UNIVERSITY...CHUNCHULA BY 1125 AM CDT

  SPRING HILL COLLEGE...LANGAN PARK BY 1130 AM CDT

  I65 AND MOFFETT ROAD...I65 AND AIRPORT BLVD BY 1135 AM CDT

  CRICHTON...AIRPORT AND GOVERNMENT BY 1140 AM CDT



THESE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED OVER THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF 

RAINFALL AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN A 20 MINUTE 

PERIOD STARTING AT 1100 AM.  RAINFALL AT THIS RATE WILL PRODUCE 

HOURLY TOTALS OF AROUND 2 INCHES.  THE GROUND AROUND THE MOBILE AREA 

IS SATURATED FROM THE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL THAT FELL ACROSS THE 

AREA YESTERDAY.  AS A RESULT...THE CURRENT HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY 

CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.  ADDITIONALLY...

COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS 

OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF MOBILE...AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE 

SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK 

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MOBILE.



LAT...LON 3093 8840 3040 8840 3045 8814 3095 8804

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