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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

509 PM CDT THU JUL 3 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA

  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MONROEVILLE



* UNTIL 815 PM CDT



* AT 503 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

  FLOODING OCCURRING AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 21 

  BETWEEN URIAH AND MEGARGEL...AND ALSO JUST SOUTH OF FRISCO CITY.  

  THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAINFALL THAT IS 

  PRODUCING THE FLASH FLOODING WERE MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH ACROSS 

  THE CENTRAL PART OF MONROE COUNTY.



* STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...

  TUNNEL SPRINGS BY 530 PM CDT...

  KEITH BY 540 PM CDT...

  FRANKLIN BY 550 PM CDT...

  TURNBULL...RIVER RIDGE BY 555 PM CDT...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES...ESPECIALLY FROM 

POINTS AROUND MONROEVILLE SOUTHWARD.  ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND

FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS

WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO FLASH FLOODING.



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.



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.



TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.



LAT...LON 3129 8746 3131 8776 3142 8756 3182 8746

          3181 8697

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