000 WGUS52 KTAE 010405 FFWTAE FLC131-011000- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 958 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WALTON COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA FOR MOSSY HEAD ON THE SHOAL RIVER... * UNTIL 400 AM CST * AT 955 PM CST...EMGERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THE SHOAL RIVER AT MOSSY HEAD WAS RISING VERY RAPIDLY. LEVELS WERE CURRENTLY NEAR 13 FEET ELEVATION AND WERE RISING RAPIDLY. LEVELS MAY EXCEED THE 15 FOOT UNOFFICIAL FLOOD LEVEL BEFORE 400 AM CST. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MOSSY HEAD. SEVERAL HOMES IN THE AREA MAY FLOOD AT RIVER LEVELS ABOVE 15 FEET. * 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. * 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 FLOWING WATER TO SWEEP MOST CARS AWAY. REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. LAT...LON 3040 8639 3043 8622 3039 8616 3039 8613 3040 8612 3049 8626 3047 8639 3098 8638 3099 8604 3072 8605 3071 8587 3061 8592 3049 8586 3042 8599 3028 8599 $$ 52-LANIER