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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

1119 AM EDT SAT SEP 14 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES MONTICELLO

  EASTERN LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  NORTHWESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  EAST CENTRAL WAKULLA COUNTY IN FLORIDA



* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT



* AT 1112 AM EDT(1012 AM CDT)...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY BAND 

OF PRECIPITATION WITH RAIN RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR CONTINUED 

TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES PER HOUR INTO EASTERN WAKULLA 

...EASTERN LEON...WESTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHWEST TAYLOR COUNTIES.  



* 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.



* DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD

  FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED.



LAT...LON 3068 8435 3065 8385 3033 8378 2994 8368

          3014 8416 3032 8421



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