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WGUS74 KMOB 011651

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ALC097-011845-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL

1151 AM CDT TUE JUN 1 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR 

THE FOLLOWING COUNTY...



IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...MOBILE COUNTY.



SOME CITIES IN THE WARNED AREA SUBJECT TO FLOOD PROBLEMS 

ARE...SARALAND...I65 AND US-43...CREOLA AND SATSUMA.



AT 1147 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUING TO DEVELOP AND MOVE 

EAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. SOME OF THESE STORMS 

ARE CAPABABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR OVER AN 

ALREADY SATURATED GROUND.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL 

FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES... 

AND OTHER LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS.



REMEMBER...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR

OCCURRING. RESIDENTS LIVING IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IF FLASH FLOODING

IS OBSERVED...MOVE QUICKLY TO HIGHER GROUND AND NEVER DRIVE INTO AN 

AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.



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.



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