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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

315 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF PENSACOLA

  OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FORT WALTON BEACH...CRESTVIEW

  SANTA ROSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NAVARRE

  ESCAMBIA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BREWTON

  BALDWIN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BAY MINETTE

  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MOBILE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA



* UNTIL 900 AM CDT



* AT 310 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY

  HEAVY RAIN FROM TROPICAL STORM BILL WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT

  PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE

  AS THE RAIN BANDS MOVE EAST AT 15 MPH. THROUGH 300 AM...RAINFALL

  ESTIMATES OF 4 TO 8 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...

  WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE. WITH

  ALREADY SATURATED SOILS ACROSS THE AREA...AND WIDESPREAD REPORTS

  OF ROAD CLOSURES ACROSS BALDWIN COUNTY AND A WASHOUT BRIDGE NEAR

  RABUN ALABAMA...THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE

  ADDITIONAL FLOODING OR EXACERBATE ALREADY EXISTENT FLOODING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY

ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER

LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.



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.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



LAT...LON 3124 8674 3098 8673 3098 8639 3043 8638

          3025 8770 3030 8795 3108 8798 3128 8774

          3122 8757

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