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FLC091-022245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

330 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW

  

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT



* AT 330 PM CDT...RADAR ESTIMATES AND PUBLIC REPORTS SHOW THAT   

  BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OR RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN NORTHERN OKALOOSA 

  COUNTY...GENERALLY BETWEEN I-10 AND HIGHWAY 4.  SOME FLOODING WAS  

  REPORTED IN DORCAS WHERE THE SHOAL RIVER RUNS THROUGH TOWN.  THE   

  SHOAL RIVER FROM DORCAS TO NEAR CRESTVIEW AT HIGHWAY 90 WILL       

  LIKELY APPROACH BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY OVERFLOW IN SOME AREAS UNTIL

  THE RAINFALL HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.  THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

  CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN BAKER AND DORCAS FOR AT LEAST 

  ANOTHER HOUR.  THE STORMS CAUSING THE RAIN WERE DRIFTING EAST.



IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS 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.



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 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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



LAT...LON 3077 8683 3064 8669 3088 8636 3104 8655

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000 

WGUS54 KMOB 022034

FFWMOB

FLC091-022245-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

330 PM CDT WED JUL 2 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  NORTHERN OKALOOSA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CRESTVIEW

  

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT



* AT 330 PM CDT...RADAR ESTIMATES AND PUBLIC REPORTS SHOW THAT   

  BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OR RAINFALL HAS FALLEN IN NORTHERN OKALOOSA 

  COUNTY...GENERALLY BETWEEN I-10 AND HIGHWAY 4.  SOME FLOODING WAS  

  REPORTED IN DORCAS WHERE THE SHOAL RIVER RUNS THROUGH TOWN.  THE   

  SHOAL RIVER FROM DORCAS TO NEAR CRESTVIEW AT HIGHWAY 90 WILL       

  LIKELY APPROACH BANKFULL AND POSSIBLY OVERFLOW IN SOME AREAS UNTIL

  THE RAINFALL HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.  THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 

  CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN BAKER AND DORCAS FOR AT LEAST 

  ANOTHER HOUR.  THE STORMS CAUSING THE RAIN WERE DRIFTING EAST.



IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS 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.



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 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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY 

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



LAT...LON 3077 8683 3064 8669 3088 8636 3104 8655

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