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WGUS52 KTAE 022156
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FLC073-022330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
455 PM EST THU FEB 2 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE

* UNTIL 630 PM EST

* AT 450 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
  TORRENTIAL RAIN FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING REPEATEDLY OVER 
  THE WARNED AREA. A CITY OFFICIAL REPORTED NEAR AN INCH OF RAIN
  IN 5 MINUTES.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROSE...
  LUTTERLOH...TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL AIRPORT...PERKINS...LAFAYETTE...
  CAPITOLA...CHAIRES CROSSROADS...CHAIRES...COREY...BELLAIR...FOUR
  POINTS...HENRIETTA...WADESBORO...BLACK CREEK...BAUM...PECK AND
  LAKESIDE.

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
  OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER
  GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS
  SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.
  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF
  UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.

* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING
  OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
  ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS
  OF CREEKS AND STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT
  TO FLOODING.

* AS LITTLE AS 6 INCHES OF WATER MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF
  YOUR VEHICLE.

* DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOWING WATER. NEARLY HALF OF ALL FLOOD
  FATALITIES ARE VEHICLE RELATED. TURN AROUND...DO NOT DROWN.

LAT...LON 3064 8415 3031 8468 3031 8431 3031 8410
      3054 8404

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