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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
634 PM EDT MON JUN 27 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  COLUMBIA COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA
  GILCHRIST COUNTY IN NORTHERN FLORIDA

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING

* AT 634 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF STRONG AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL OVER GILCHRIST COUNTY MOVING INTOCOLUMBIA COUNTY. THE STORMS
WERE MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF (1) TO
(3) INCHES...WITH ANOTHER (2) TO (3) INCHES LIKELY IN THE NEXT (2)
HOURS. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE BEGINNING TO RISE TOWARD BANKFULL
AND MANY ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS ARE BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE 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. IT ONLY
TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF WATER TO SWEEP MOST CARS AWAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR CABLE TELEVISION FOR ANY UPDATES OR FLOOD WARNINGS. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

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