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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

855 PM CDT WED SEP 25 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

  MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

  

* UNTIL 100 AM CDT



* AT 850 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED            

  THE LEADING EDGE OF A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH      

  TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE MOVING ACROSS MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES   

  OF ALABAMA.  THIS AREA OF RAINFALL EXTENDS NEARLY 60 MILES         

  OFFSHORE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH INTO MOBILE AND         

  BALDWIN COUNTIES INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  RAINFALL RATES     

  WILL APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF            

  HOURS...WHICH WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR 

  DRAINAGE AREAS...AS WELL AS STANDING WATERS ON MANY AREA           

  ROADWAYS.  

    

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.  DONT DRIVE 

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.  



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK

HIGHER GROUND.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

MOBILE.



LAT...LON 3033 8834 3033 8749 3114 8775 3106 8841

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