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FLC005-013-037-039-045-065-073-077-079-129-GAC027-185-275-030845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

317 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BAY COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  SOUTHEASTERN GADSDEN COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  GULF COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES MONTICELLO

  LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES TALLAHASSEE

  LIBERTY COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  WAKULLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES...CRAWFORDVILLE...ST. MARKS

  SOUTHERN BROOKS COUNTY IN GEORGIA

  THIS INCLUDES QUITMAN

  LOWNDES COUNTY IN GEORGIA

  THIS INCLUDES VALDOSTA

  SOUTHERN THOMAS COUNTY IN GEORGIA



* UNTIL 345 AM EST(245 AM CST)...



* AT 318 AM EST(218 AM CST)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 

  RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM PANAMA CITY THROUGH 

  TALLAHASSEE AND EASTERN LEON COUNTY.  



  THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO 

  FOUR INCHES DURING THE PAST THREE HOURS FROM PANAMA CITY TO TALLAHASSEE.  

  ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE NEXT TWO HOURS.  THIS AREA 

  OF HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA TOWARDS VALDOSTA.  

  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAVE ALREADY REPORTED 

  FLOODING ON 25 STREETS IN TALLAHASSEE AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

  WILL WORSEN THE SITUATION.  



* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE RAPID 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 FLOODING.



* 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 3099 8333 3092 8305 3077 8315 3063 8313

          2970 8516 3011 8559 3047 8462 3070 8406



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