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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1040 PM CST SAT NOV 24 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA



* UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...



* AT 1040 PM CST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LARGE 

AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN AREAS OF 

BUTLER AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES.  ALTHOUGH SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 

DEVELOPMENT IS NOT LIKELY...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE 

ACROSS MUCH OF BUTLER AND CRENSHAW COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT.  



A FEW ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN BUTLER COUNTY   

...ALREADY. 



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.



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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 3179 8683 3156 8680 3161 8620 3199 8634

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