

000 

WGUS54 KMOB 200116

FFWMOB

ALC023-200400-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

814 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT



* AT 814 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL

  LARGE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY THAT WERE PRODUCING

  VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.  RADAR

  RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING

  UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR...MAINLY ACROSS A WIDE SWATH FROM

  5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUTLER TO 5 MILES EAST OF BUTLER.



AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY...THEY WILL PRODUCE A 

DANGEROUSLY LARGE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL AND WILL RESULT IN IMMINENT 

FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE 

SECTIONS IN THE AREA.



MOTORISTS MUST NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED ROADWAYS...AND RESIDENTS MUST  

AVOID ANY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS 

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3214 8805 3208 8834 3193 8828 3198 8808

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000 

WGUS54 KMOB 200116

FFWMOB

ALC023-200400-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

814 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT



* AT 814 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL

  LARGE THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL CHOCTAW COUNTY THAT WERE PRODUCING

  VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.  RADAR

  RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT THESE STORMS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING

  UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR...MAINLY ACROSS A WIDE SWATH FROM

  5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUTLER TO 5 MILES EAST OF BUTLER.



AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY...THEY WILL PRODUCE A 

DANGEROUSLY LARGE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL AND WILL RESULT IN IMMINENT 

FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER POOR DRAINAGE 

SECTIONS IN THE AREA.



MOTORISTS MUST NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED ROADWAYS...AND RESIDENTS MUST  

AVOID ANY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND STREAMS.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS 

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT 

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS 

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL 

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



LAT...LON 3214 8805 3208 8834 3193 8828 3198 8808

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