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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

232 AM EDT SUN SEP 15 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EARLY COUNTY IN GEORGIA

  THIS INCLUDES BLAKELY



* UNTIL 400 AM EDT



* AT 230 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING OVER EARLY COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST 

RAIN WILL BE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE 

COUNTY...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL DURING THE 

NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THE FLOODING 

PROBLEMS DUE TO THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...ESPECIALLY TO THE 

NORTH AND EAST.



* 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.



LAT...LON 3152 8503 3149 8502 3150 8479 3143 8478

          3143 8463 3126 8463 3126 8490 3116 8493

          3117 8509 3148 8506



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