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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL

209 PM EDT SUN SEP 15 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TAYLOR COUNTY IN FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES PERRY



* UNTIL 415 PM EDT



* AT 209 PM EDT...SEVERE FLOODING WAS REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

  OFFICIALS IN PERRY...WITH WATER IN SEVERAL HOMES.



* 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 3024 8338 2987 8361 3000 8383 3028 8354



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