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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
819 PM EDT SAT AUG 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  THOMAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF THOMASVILLE...
  GRADY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CAIRO...

* UNTIL 1015 PM EDT

* AT 807 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LARGE   
BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY   
CONTINUING TO IMPACT MUCH OF THOMAS AND GRADY COUNTIES AS IT MOVES 
NORTH NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 
INCHES PER HOUR WITH ISOLATED RATES OF UP TO 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR 
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL 
ESTIMATES SINCE FRIDAY MORNING ARE GENERALLY 15 TO 20 INCHES IN THE 
WARNING AREA WITH A FEW LOCATIONS AS HIGH AS 20 TO 25 INCHES.


* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WHIGHAM... 
  OCHLOCKNEE AND COOLIDGE.

* 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.

* 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.

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

* 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 3067 8377 3071 8434 3105 8434 3107 8418
      3105 8400 3104 8400 3104 8386 3104 8379
      3102 8379 3103 8377

$$

17-GOULD