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WGUS52 KJAX 150838

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FLC031-035-109-151430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL

430 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DUVAL COUNTY...

  FLAGLER COUNTY...

  AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA

  

* UNTIL 1030 AM EDT



* AT 426 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   

  MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN BANDS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA   

  IN ASSOCIATION WITH TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE CONTINUING THIS       

  MORNING. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ONLY INCREASE THE FLOODING 

  POTENTIAL OVER THE AREA. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN FLAGLER     

  COUNTY BY EMERGENCY   MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. 



* BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE

  THE DANGERS OF ROAD AND STREAM FLOODING. DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY.

  DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADS AND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY.



* MOST 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.



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU 

ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OR YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE DIRECTLY AT 904-741-4370 TO REPORT FLOODING.



LAT...LON 3052 8147 2943 8112 2932 8140 3018 8168

          3037 8192 3052 8169



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