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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
534 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BERRIEN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NASHVILLE...
  BROOKS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  COLQUITT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  COOK COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ADEL...
  CENTRAL IRWIN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  LANIER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  LOWNDES COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  THOMAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  TIFT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  SOUTHERN WORTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 526 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
  INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A LARGE AREA OF VERY HEAVY 
  THUNDERSTORMS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. THIS THUNDERSTORM 
  COMPLEX HAS A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF INTENSE 3 TO 5 INCH RAINFALL 
  AMOUNTS OVER A 2 TO 4 HOUR TIME PERIOD...WHICH HAS ALREADY 
  RESULTED IN SERIOUS AND DAMAGING FLOODING IN BEN HILL...IRWIN...
  COLQUITT AND WORTH COUNTIES. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
  RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR LAW ENFORCEMENT 
  OFFICIALS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS 
  SITUATION.

* 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.

* REPORT FLOODING OR FLOOD DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
  NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
  THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3085 8389 3143 8362 3155 8310 3151 8308
      3148 8311 3147 8314 3140 8313 3136 8310
      3133 8306 3128 8303 3120 8304 3118 8296
      3110 8296

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