000 WOUS42 KTAE 250644 CEMTAE FLC039-073-251715- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FLORIDA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 244 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE FLORIDA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. FLSTAE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1203 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN FLORIDA.. OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA AFFECTING GADSDEN AND LEON COUNTIES ...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST... ...CORRECTED STAGE FORECASTS... ...RECORD FLOODING TO OCCUR ON THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BETWEEN CONCORD AND HAVANA BY THE US27 BRIDGE MONDAY MORNING... ...HEAVY RAINFALL FROM TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS GENERATED EXTREMELY HIGH FLOWS ON THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BETWEEN THOMASVILLE AND CONCORD WHICH WILL QUICKLY DRIVE THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER UP TO RECORD LEVELS MONDAY MORNING AT THE HAVANA RIVER GAGE ON US27... ...RESIDENTS ALONG THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER SHOULD TAKE IMMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND SECURE PROPERTY... ...AT THESE LEVELS...US 27 AND US 90 MAY BE IMPACTED... SAFETY MESSAGE...ALL PERSONS WITH INTEREST ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS...REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. FLC039-073-260403- /O.CON.KTAE.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080829T2230Z/ /HVNF1.3.ER.080824T1750Z.080825T1200Z.080829T1630Z.NR/ 244 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER NEAR HAVANA. * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:46 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND RECORD FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 25.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 35.6 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. && FLD OBSERVED 7AM EST / 8AM EDT FORECAST LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME MON TUE WED THU FRI OCHLOCKONEE RIVER HAVANA 25 31.4 MON 12 AM 35.6 32.0 29.7 27.2 25.3 $$ LANIER $$