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WGUS74 KMOB 181948

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ALC003-182245-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

245 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR 

THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...



IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...BALDWIN COUNTY.



AT 242 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH 

VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT WERE CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS 

AREAS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL.  THESE 

STORMS WILL PRODUCE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR AS THEY 

MOVE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.



THESE STORMS ARE CAPABABLE OF PRODUCING 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL 

RAIN THROUGH MID-EVENING IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS OF CENTRAL AND 

SOUTH-CENTRAL BALDWIN COUNTY.



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

OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IF FLASH FLOODING

IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND AND NEVER DRIVE INTO AN

AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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