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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

710 PM EDT FRI JUN 7 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  DOUGHERTY COUNTY IN GEORGIA

  THIS INCLUDES...PUTNEY...ALBANY

  LEE COUNTY IN GEORGIA

  THIS INCLUDES LEESBURG

  TERRELL COUNTY IN GEORGIA

  THIS INCLUDES DAWSON

  WORTH COUNTY IN GEORGIA



* UNTIL 900 PM EDT...



* AT 700 PM EDT(600 PM CDT)...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER

  RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER

  LEE...TERRELL...WESTERN WORTH...AND NORTHERN DOUGHERTY COUNTIES.

  RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE STORMS

  ARE SLOWLY DRIFTING TO THE SOUTH. REPORTS FROM LEE COUNTY INDICATE

  SOME RURAL ROADS ARE EXPERIENCING FLOODING. AFTER SUNSET...THE 

  STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WEAKEN.



* 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 3177 8396 3146 8395 3146 8439 3185 8452

          3177 8416



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