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BULLETIN...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1000 PM CDT SUN JUN 29 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE ALABAMA HAS ISSUED A FLASH

FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING

AREAS...



IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...



     BALDWIN...MOBILE...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES.



IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...



     GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE AND WAYNE COUNTIES.





TROPICAL STORM BILL OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL 

CONTINUE MOVING NORTH TOWARD SOUTH LOUISIANA THE REST OF TONIGHT 

INTO MONDAY. A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF 

TROPICAL STORM BILL IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND 

SOUTHWEST ALABAMA BY MONDAY.



GIVEN THE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS...IT WOULD

NOT TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF ADDITIONAL RAIN TO CAUSE PROBLEMS.

FORECASTERS EXPECT AROUND 4 INCHES OF RAIN TO FALL TONIGHT AND MONDAY

ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...AND 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

OVER SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. LOCAL AREAS COULD SEE HIGHER AMOUNTS.



WHILE THE HEAVIER RAINS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER WEST TOWARD LOUISIANA...

THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY TO THE EXACTLY HOW TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL

TRACK OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. IF BILL SHOULD TRACK FURTHER TO THE 

EAST...THEN THE HEAVIER RAINS ON THE EAST SIDE OF BILL COULD DEVELOP 

TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...RESULTING IN HIGHER RAIN TOTALS THAN ARE 

CURRENTLY FORECASTED FOR THAT AREA.



MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

PARENTS SHOULD NOT LET CHILDREN PLAY IN OR NEAR FAST FLOWING STREAMS

OF DRAINAGE CULVERTS. BE CAREFUL WHEN WALKING NEAR THE EDGE OF FAST

FLOWING STREAMS AS THE EDGE MAY COLLAPSE.



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND

OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE

WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR

IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH

FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.



STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.



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