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GAC049-022200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
339 PM EDT SAT JUL 2 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
  CHARLTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING

* AT 339 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LARGE AREA OF STRONG AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL OVER CHARLTON COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE ALREADY
PRODUCED RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ANOTHER 1 TO
3 INCHES LIKELY IN THE NEXT 2 HOURS. HIGHWAYS AND MAJOR THOROUGHFARES
LIKELY WILL BE COVERED WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF STANDING WATER...WITH
SECONDARY ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE AT TIMES. SOME HOMES MAY BE
SUBJECT TO LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THE PUBLIC HAS
ALREADY REPORTED WATER COVERING SECTIONS OF U.S. HIGHWAY 1 IN
DOWNTOWN FOLKSTON.

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. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX.

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