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GAC031-182345-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

650 PM EDT WED SEP 18 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...



* UNTIL 745 PM EDT.



* AT 649 PM EDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING

  IN STATESBORO. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING IN NEIGHBORING

  COMMUNITIES. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THE MODERATE TO HEAVY

  RAINS IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.



* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...

  STATESBORO...BROOKLET...GEORGIA SOUTHERN AND LEEFIELD.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE 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

FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



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