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ALC031-250430-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

936 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHWESTERN COFFEE COUNTY IN ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1030 PM CST...



* AT 931 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

  INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME 

  NORTHWEST COFFEE COUNTY NORTH OF PINE LEVEL AND SHADY GROVE.  RAIN 

  RATES HAVE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR.  ACCUMULATIONS OF 

  NEAR TWO INCHES HAVE OCCURED THROUGH 9PM CST AND HEAVY 

  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH THIS SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM.



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

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

  CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED

  QUICKLY. IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF FLOWING WATER TO SWEEP MOST

  CARS AWAY. REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



* RESIDENTS IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR FLOOD CONDITIONS

  AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOOD WATERS

  THREATEN. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY MOVE TO

  HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS.



LAT...LON 3163 8591 3155 8599 3146 8618 3151 8620

          3151 8615 3161 8613



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