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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

715 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1015 PM CST



* AT 715 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY

  RAIN FROM SEVERAL CELLS MOVING FROM NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY

  INTO NORTHERN BUTLER AND NORTHERN CRENSHAW COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES 

  THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THESE AREAS...WITH 

  SEVERAL MORE STRONG CELL PASSING OVER THESE AREAS. 



* AREAS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...

  OLD TEXAS...SAUCER...LIBERTY...GREENVILLE...MASHVILLE...HONORAVILLE

  ...SAVILLE...BRADLEYTON AND PETREY.



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 AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3176 8743 3149 8730 3173 8701 3177 8691

          3166 8692 3205 8589 3228 8601 3195 8691

          3184 8691 3184 8715

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