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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

640 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 830 AM CDT



* THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUTLER



* AT 640 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY 

  AND PERSISTENT RAIN OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY.  THE     

  THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THIS RAINFALL WERE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST 

  AT 10 MPH.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER          

  SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE ALREADY RAIN 

  SOAKED AREAS OF NORTHERN CHOCTAW COUNTY.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AS WELL AS SOME ROADWAYS.  PERSONS WITH 

HOMES ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD BE ON THE OUTLOOK FOR SWIFT 

RISING WATER...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHICH ARE PRONE TO FLASH FLOODING.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT.  MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.  DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS 

THE ROADWAY.  NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT.  TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO 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 3190 8847 3195 8839 3198 8814 3229 8799

          3231 8843

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