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FLC035-109-152030-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL

1030 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS REISSUED A



* FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  FLAGLER COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA

  ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA



* UNTIL 430 PM EDT



* AT 1030 AM EDT...EMERGENCY OFFICIALS IN FLAGLER AND ST JOHNS       

  COUNTIES ARE REPORTING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA.       

  MANY OF THE SECONDARY ROADS ACROSS THE INLAND PORTIONS OF THE      

  COUNTIES ARE IMPASSABLE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO TRAVEL ONLY IF     

  NECESSARY. PORTIONS OF DOWNTOWN ST AUGUSTINE NEAR THE BAYFRONT     

  IS FLOODED...BUT BRIDGES ARE REPORTED TO BE OPEN.



* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS  

  RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO STREAM IN OFF THE ATLANTIC. AS TROPICAL     

  STORM GABRIELLE SLOWLY MOVE OFFSHORE...RAINFALL SHOULD       

  DIMINISH TONIGHT...THEREBY DECREASING THE FLOOD THREAT.



* DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE    

  ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO     

  CROSS SAFELY.



A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.



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