000 WGUS52 KTAE 092301 FFWTAE FLC073-100030- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 658 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL LEON COUNTY IN FLORIDA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF TALLAHASSEE... * UNTIL 830 PM EDT * AT 655 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC INDICATE FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER TALLAHASSEE AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN LEON COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORMALLY MORE FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF TALLAHASSEE AND LEON COUNTY...ESPECIALLY ALONG FRANKLIN BOULEVARD...CAPITAL CIRCLE NORTHEAST...SOUTH MONROE STREET...SOUTH OF GAINES STREET AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF LEON COUNTY. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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 IT ONLY TAKES A FOOT OR TWO OF FLOWING WATER TO SWEEP MOST CARS AWAY. REMEMBER...MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! 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 3033 8448 3030 8411 3060 8406 3061 8434 $$ 38-GODSEY